APPARATUS FOR FEEDING THE FREE END OF A MICROFILM TO A TAKEUP REEL AND FOR WINDING THE MICROFILM THEREON

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41587 CAN 4AAPPARATUS FOR FEEDING THE FREE END OF A MICROFILMTO A TAKEUP REEL AND FOR WINDING THE MICROFILM THEREONAbstractAn automatic film takeup reel to capture the freeend of a film and wind the end, must guide the film along afeed passage (2) formed by a housing (1) toward a rotatingreel (5) of a soft material. The end of the film (6) isheld to the reel (5) by a ball (12) biased by a spring (15)toward the reel and is directed around a cavity (11) untilwound. A spring biased arm (25, 83) then shifts thehousing (1) axially of the reel (5) to afford continuedwinding.