摘要 |
A method of loading a film assembly comprising a first film container ( 13 ) which may be a conventional film cassette and an additional film container ( 15, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502 ) having a length of film wound in one of the containers and extending to the other, comprises the steps of: (a) providing a coiled length of film which may be a bulk roll ( 52 ) and attaching a free end to a film winding tool ( 34 ); (b) rotating the film winding tool ( 34 ) to wind the film into a coil about the tool ( 34 ); (c) before or after step (b), enclosing the coil in the additional film container ( 15, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502 ) so that the film extends through a film slot thereof, and removing the film winding tool ( 34 ). The invention also resides in a film container for use in the method, and in an assembly so formed.
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