Patents Assigned to Cambridge Consultants of Bar Hill
  • Patent number: 4180194
    Abstract: A rolling loop camera has a rotor which is arranged to clamp successive frames of the film against the surface of a fiber optic device. The rotor comprises a number of clamping devices with gaps between them, which devices roll over the film on the said surface. The gaps between the clamping devices receive the film which has been formed into a loop by supply means and the movement of the rotor causes the loop to roll across the said surface, thus placing the next frame on the surface for exposure. The film between the supply means and the loop is essentially supported by only the resilience of the film, and thus sliding of the film along a stationary surface while the loop is being formed is avoided. Each clamping device comprises a group of rollers and may include a belt supported by the rollers. As the rotor is operated, the clamping devices move around an endless path which in one embodiment is circular and in another embodiment is oval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: Cambridge Consultants of Bar Hill
    Inventors: Alan K. McCombie, Stephen Temple