niaking folir c6rnponent iinages:in al'I, and eqch -of a different color. The first print is mide:upon a su,r-f ace of ,,t trtnsparent film -v,@hich h@is firs@u been prepared by a s-LiitLble:coatinc;-which when dry will reaclily absorl) or c.--- tLise @@'o be easill,@trapsferred by. pi@ec-ipitat,6n @ or @ by i-.iechahical transfer tlope the ini@s or cl yes fron tho I-)ri-Titin!c_, belt on t I o th-, film@. This m,,ty @ be a diltite solvt;.on Of celliilose Stich a celltilose 10 s acetate or cellii'@OS-.' Ilit.,7ate or, it may be n-iixture of celltilose aDd colloid slich,ts cell-Lilose acetate and @@elatine in a common solvent; or it m-,ty be .t simple collo,,(l soliition siieli: @ts oelatine, glue ilbtimen, or the like, or a M,xtui-e thereof, and -,vi@l-h eithei- of tlieso U.tio-,is is i- corpori,.tecl -@ny s itable@ agent that will assis'u- the transfer of the colored iiil-s or dyes f--oom pri-,lting b iniple i 20 , -i so-n-ie cases, a in6rdtnt is used,' in otl-ters a hardetiing agent and in others a hy-roseopi,- agent'. In i-nulti-color prit-ltip -1 after the first print lias been "iT)Pliec, t,-) the 19,nd before the sccon(i print is siii)erimposed tliereo-n, a sim25 J.' ilar coating of Lhe varnish T)reparation is -Ippliee I e filin o@,er Ihe@ ftrst print, t t to h-Lis I)rovi-,Ii-ng the 1.)rinted film with a s-uit-able'receptive stirface to tal-,e the second -print. 3 0 This varnisliin(I 1,Lyer is @tpT)Iied to tb-e I)rinted film after it leaves tl@e-first section of the mach;.ne and before it enters the s - ee oncl section, and it rD-,,iy be apd!iecl by any stiitable Im-own form of coatiiio-- device, stich 35 ts , spriy, i, drector. roller fed froni a trough, or in inclined weir su-n-p.,..;od by a ciiietor roller revolvir-i@ in t troti,(@h, or by @l slotll-,ed ttibe, or bv i slottecl trough tnci a regulatir@z seriper li:nife, tecording to the natlire and receivi-n@,, this colting the film T)asses tb-roi,"Ii sliitable drying -,to arcitus, siieh as a blist of p lie@tte(I air or over electricilly betted or @_,@s or steam heated i-olls or fiat table,,,",,-or 4@ tiiroiigh t (Ii-,ving room. Wh,i-t I eliir.,i -,ts mv i--nvep-l-ion trd aesire to i-)rotect by Letters Patent is.- 1. A -rnacliine f or T)roducip-g a series.of -positiv(, till)01'1 11 col'it;nllous strit) of eine5o M,-tol!7@P'tl)ll )r of-her:@linb-,v plioto-me6hani",,i,l oiimbibitioii T)rintinc-,-, oi- bi, trtnsfer of colloid im,,),,,Yes tl-teieto. f-,O-m pl-toto-inec-@,tnicql i)rintill,!z belts or temporar-,T STIT)Dorts, cop-,ii3risi-i,g ip, its co.Tistriietio.-t a si2@lies of 55 P,,-essilre rolls, 11.1 st"Lt;onqry framp, ii,T)on r@-Iiieh the pr(Isstire ro!IF,, lire n-ioiitited -,i,nd t sbaft en in ,i,.P,d o,-(,,ari bv which tlio rolls -t@e drv linisop- at tli-e s,@ime siirfg,ce 'g-re,@d, -, so-.Ond se@,ies oi. pi,essure roll,s, a r@qoll@@ble, fraine 60 lli@op- wli.ic'h ,-be rollq are mol-,nted@arranged witli e-!c-h -oll (,,f sf,,id sec)@,cl cfy-ies o-,o-Dosite q@ roll ;111 tlle ftrst s(.,r;eg SI-29@ft. "",nd iny 'Lor driviiiq the secoi)-d series of rolls i-a -it the @,aine sur-Lcice speecl, weig,@te UT@lisoil Olt to fill-n, for ex- rame against the first series to give,,t uniform pres@sure contact and gearing connecting the drivin(y shaft of the fixed rolls@with the driviiig shaft of@ the floating, rolls tb interlock with both and ensure that both sets of rolls@: ro- 70 t,@tr,, in uni,,@or, wii@liout: backlash. 2. A niacliiiie for producing a sei@ies of posIve imltges upo it' n a continuo.us strip of einei-ratograph or other filrq by bhoto@mechani-Cql or im-bibit;.Olll printi-n- or by transfer of 75 colloid images tliereto, --Proin photo-mechaniports; prititing belts or temporary paper supcomprisi@-ig in its construction @,,t series of i,f)lls, a stati6n@ry fraine upon -which -the presslire rolls are i@ounted and, a: 810 shltft and @oe,,t@,-ing by which the rolls are d@iven in ii iiison at the same surface speed, a second s6ries of pressure rolls, a U!6vable, . -P Lip6n wbich the 1-,olls are mouiited araid second@ series 85 es a.id:a shaft e second series 6f e, sur@f@ce - @eed, v,7eip,@ ht6d lev6rs to press the second seri@s of he first series to give @ uniform 90 olls, against t. press Lire contact, geflring connecting the drivino, sli.aft of the fix'ed. rolls with t]4e driving @91-,,tft of tl,-i-- qo!@ting roll@ to ipter.lock with both and eiistire th@i-, both'sets of rolls j@otate in@unison witl@o-Lit b@eld,,tsh,'a @air of imfige 95 carrviiiz bands - passing betw6en@ 'the t*o series of rollers a pair @f re(@isterin& spro6lcets j)l,,iced 6p 6 entr . posite e,,tch @other at th ance to @ihe T)ressure rolls, teeth on the'sprociiets, the teeth enga(,ing with-@ibe @regis.tqring 100 T)6rforatioiis 4:)f @h@'1;;@ir of the iftiace carryba'nds in'@s-Lich I mann6r that two clichg images are sir -raul-,gneotisly re,ister@d @xactly o-,6pz@site eeich- other@ and 'ti@6@ squ@ez@d @by 40 eons'stcncv Of the virnishin5x i^Qixture. After @ @tb.e rolls t@,yainst op-Dosite sides of the film. 105 A maohine, for pr6ducing series of p6siti-ve images iit)on ,t contiti@ious stri@ o@f cinern,,ltograplia o-r other filrh, by meeli,-qT-l-leal or iriibibiti6n pri-htin@, from, photo-meeb,,i,nic,,),l @ prip-tin belts or tempo- 110 9 rary paper stippprtg,, comprisin,@r in its constrliction: tt series of T)ressiire, r6lls,'6; stationItrv fr,,ime u-Don wh Ch the -Dressti@e rolls are M,)iint,--d and @t sbaft ind ;Lrearinb, by whi ch t herollsi,redriv i Lini on at the same stiron n -s face sp,eed, a seconcl s6ries of p ressure r olls 't movabT6 frame Lipo-q which-the rolls are, MolintecT arranaed with etc'h roll of said secoT)d series opposite % roll in the first series 1 2 0 @-Tici .ijid E@(,,iriTi@z for driving the ,geco-nd'so@ies Of rolls in iini o-.n @t the sam6 qp, e. e iirf,,tee e d, @ w6izhted 1 v6rs - to press the seeond 3eries of roll,,g agginst-,tte flrqt ,;eries 4.0 o-,ive a ui@iform -,pressLire cott,@tet, 125 oeqrin@T c6iinectih,g the d@ivin@ shaft' of the fl7klrolls if@htTiedriv-'- ins_rsTiAft.ofthefloatiti!x rolls to interlocl@: with'both a.,.qd'e--.'qstlre t,,b:at both sets of rolls rotate inliniso'n withoiit@b a -pair "I of -De@forated im@gc- ca@-- f 1 3 0 levers fo press the secoi-icl series of rolls, ivino-, bands p,,issip-o, between the tWo se-ries 0

6 .rollers, ,t: pair of registering sprocliets placed opposite eael-i other -@it tl-ie entrance to t-l-ie pi,essure rolls ancl teetl-i oii tl-ie sprockets, the teeth engaging with the re(yistering perf or,,itions of the pair of the image carryiiig bands in sueb M-@niier that tiio clich6 iiiiages are simult,@tneo-LLsly registered exactly opposite eacli @ oth(,r aiid ttie-ii squ,-,ezecl by the rolls against opposite sides of t'ite filiii, a pair of deliver-v sprockets at the exit froin the pressure rolls, uearing for di-iirin- the registering,@ind delivery sprock@@ts, a N@eiyhted cradle @Pressing upon eael-i registerin- sprocket to retain the perforlited belts id@acetirate eno-,,t@,rement with the teetli thereof, means for "Lipportin- carrying, ancl moving the two t,-@ ima.ge ctrri@ino, bino@s, ine,,i;Ds'for applying r -Lil 'io e, t ansfer fl 'd tch imacre carrying band -lifter it emero-es from tnd before it re-enters the pressure rolls ,ind me,,tiis for slipportino,, g,nd fee(lin- forward the blank strip. 4. A ma.chine for producing a series of positive images ,is in elaim 3 a--nd me,,ins for I-)erfor-,Lti-.ng the film with ,t, series of tmc ction @25 perfor,,it; 'ons. 5. A machine for Droduoing ,i. series of i)ositive im,,i:(Yes as in claim 3 with meatis for perf or,,ttin the fflm -witli c, ser; e,,@ of traction p-orfor,itions, a, dryin- cha;@7@er tl-iro-Lip-,h so wl-iieh t,!-ie film is p,,tssed, in air- i--Qlet ,ind olitto t]-te ch@nmber, means for feedin,7 and the pridted film throu.@h tl@e chamber i-qeans for reeling the@ strip on emergi.b f@r therefrom. ,@:L5 '6. X machine -for P@oa-Licing a serieq of -nositive imazes ,is in claira 3 with mea-ns for pe-vfor,itin!@7 the film with ,t series of traction perforptio-.ng, ,t dryino@ ch,-,rq'ber th-rouzh wliic'h ti-io -j6@lm ig -p,,tssed, an ,iir inlet ind out40 let to the, eh,-,mber, -.n-ica-.ns f6r f,-eding ,in(i 'li-n the p-rinted fi throltgh the @hamiiieins foT@ -rpelin;Er the -,trip oTi emerq@ing tl-teref i-oi-n.,eip(-i ip.,eanq f or v,,triishing ,TDCI otliei,wiqe ti,eati-n- the strip (I-LiriTi-7 i,tg -n, Trom tl-te i @ichine to the Orying cl,,imber. 7. A mf,,cliink- f or prodi-iciTi,-- a seri.es of positive, irn,,). ' ffes iipon ,i (,,oiitiniiotis strip of einem.g.togr,i,i)'h or (,tb,er film bv pboto-meel-ianic,,tl -5o or imbibitioti -Dri- ,ntinff, or by transfer of colloid im',Igos,t,!- tereto, frotn photo-meel-ianical printing belts o.- tein-porary - paper supports. coinprising in its co-nstruction ,t series of i.)ress Lire roll-,, 9@ st-,i,t; on,,i,ry fr,,ime upon whieb li@ the pi-eqsti-re, rolls -ire molinted a--nct a shaft e -wh ,trid, o, ,iri-ng by iel-i the rolls are driven in tinisori -,it tlie slirf,,tce speed, a second series of presstire rollc;, ,i, movqble fr,,tme upon ivliieh the rolls ,ire rnoll--qted arranoecl with 60 e,-,ch.roll of said second series opposite, a roll i,,i the flrst series ,tiid a shaft ancl aearitio, for driving tl-ie'second series of rolls in unison at the same s-Lirface speed, weighted levers to p ress the second series of rolls,-,,tgainst the first scr,,es to give a uniform pressure cont,,tet, gearing connecting the driving @haft of the fixed rolls with tl-ie drivinr shaft of the floating rolls, and a pair o-f perforated iiiiage ctrrying badds of greater width than tl-ie filin strip passing between the two series 70 of rollers. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set iiiy hadd. JOHN EDWARD TI-IORNTON. 75 90 10 11 12 12

Patented Dec. 1, 1931 1 9 8 3 4 , 3 5 5 UN@ITED STA@TES PATENT OFFI@CE J'OHN EDWARD THORNTON, OF ST. BRELADE, TErSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS XACIEEINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CINtlVLITOGRArH AND OTHER FILXS Application filed May 28,1929, Serial No. 366,743, aiid in Great ]3ritain June 21,1928. This inventi,on relates to an improved f6rm of al:)parattis for impressing and tl'.qnsferring mult,i-color componeiit images oii to ciiiematographic oi., other cont-inuous filniry strips; for automatically placing stich ima ges in aectilrate register one with the other upon the strip; and for addiiio- a sei,ies of traction perforatio-ns J'n the Elm-st,rip after I the in-iages have been impressed or transfeired 10 to and aectiratelv re--istered up6.n the filmstrip. It is applicable in the m@ntifacture -of fUm p6sitives which a,re producecl by photo-niefication Serial No. 354,714. I, u is also applicable iii the manufacture @of filli'l positives which are produced by transferrino- oelatine relief images from tem@o20 rary @,ul@ports of @ap6r on to a permanent @L,ippori.b oi t.i-aii@p@rent fflm, such as described 1-'l specification Serial No. 354 715. I ,Tn filins prodticed accbrding to the above inentioned sp,ecification Serial No. 354,714 25 by photo-mechaiiical or imbibition printin ol processes, fhe pictures ai-e printed by contace ethods of prin. - bein@,, the prints in both m tin formed on a blanlc unperforated fiO strip, and the prints iii 354@715 -v@hich are formed, 30 in sensitized and developed aelatilie @s reliefs, a number of pictures at a time as a strip., so that a number are in contact an'd beino, printed or transferrecl simultane6usly. T-hi@:s' renders it impossible when pi@intin tg regg@ . ister each picture separately by coincident perforations in both films, is is done whel@ printing sensitized films step by step olle ple,t tinie ' th ustial way. ture at , in e ingThe machine alecord' to the present in ve-ntion for carrying oiit the printing pr6cess necessalry for producing tl-ie films in the above mentioned specifications comprises the foln. lowinz features in combinatio (1) series of presslire rolls carried by ,t fixed frame ancl simultaneously drilten in uiiison at the sime surface sl)eed by su'ltable ,crearing(2) A seconcl series of @resstire rolls cir-@ riecl by a movable or floating frame in sucli a n-lann(,,r thal. ea ch floatin,,, @ @oll is oppo8ite a fixed roli all the flottilig rolls being driven in@uniso@ll at@the san@e surface speed by suita,ble gearing; and aiso at -the same surftee@ speed as tille non-iloatilio, iloli @S. (3) Weio'llted lev6rs or eqtiivalent devices 55 to press t'ile series oi floatino-- i-olls agaiiist. the Se@i-eS Of fixecl rolls so th,'@t tiniforiii pressure contact is niai,-itained agdinst inovi-i-iz filn-is ind printing belts passino- between the rolls and ivhiel-i uiay be Of variable thickness. 60.: (4): S ti it a b l e g e g ri ii g t o c o n n e c t tl t e d ri v - S -L ving ip hat of the fix ed roll s *it h the dri s@gaft of tlie l@ fio ati no @ rq!l s to iiic erl oc k wit h Wlien 't-,he machi-tie is c6iist.-ucted for produlc;.ngtwo-lin,,tges on opposite 'sides of - a,@ sili@:le-w;.clth or a, do Lible-width filin by photomechanical or iinbibition processes it is also coostructed with 70 (b). A pai r of re gist eri ng spr oel (et s pla ce d o c ot r u pposite ea li he a' the 6iitrance to;the' prlessure rollers, these sprockets beirig inter-g6ared or interlocl,:ed to rotate in unison @vithout back'Lash and havin,g their teetl-i en ofag 75 ing witli tl-iei@e,-,istering perforations the printina bel@ts so that two clich6-imayes are t n simultatne,ously registered exactly opposite each other on opposite sides of the lm before pa.@@iiig betweeii tl-ie @resslire rolls. 80 In a machiiie for transfet@ring two colloicl images oii to ol:)posite sides of a SiD-le Width unl)erf6ra.ted blanlc film strip froill-two'llilI age carr.vin.- bancls, such as paper or other i teiiiporai@y sup],,Dorts or belts the machine:is s5 also I)rovided with:- (6) Meails for supporting, carryino, aild d@iN,iiii- the tivo r6lls of tra-nsfer pqper-; I ' ' a 6 i s t o n i n g f l u i d ( 7 ) @ l e a @ - , i s f o i @ a p p y - i n g m to -both sides of the i-.on-i@)erf6r.-,tted blank go fil@m b@f6,e it eiite@s the @i@esslire rolls@ (8) Mea-.is f6r Ifeedi-ng and passing the mtiltiple cemented stiip. after'leaving the pressino, rolls tl-ir6tigh a, d in chamb z-, ry g er aiici/or tlii-otigli den,elopin- apparatus. 9 5 In all the di:ffereht forms . ()f the apuara t u s rfo at -atus 'may be arranged @t6 I)e r ing ippa@ , , 1)erforate tile filiil after lea@ving the pressure rolls. Wiere the inacliine is con8triieted fot transfe@rin@-- two c6lioid imaaes on to oppoclia-ni6,,tl @rinting from printing belts on tobo'u-h-'aiid ens,@ire that botli' sets of rolls rotate 15 trans@arent film, stich as described in speci-, in tini8on witl-ioiit backlash. 05

2 1,834,355 site sicles of a sin"le wiclth Lin - erforat--cl el p bl,lnlc filu-1 strip frolia tivo ten-iporary apor P supports the perforatiolis -Lre iiiade thi,oligh three thielmesses-one filin ar@d 'u%,vo 1,)aperif perfor,,tted imiiie(liitely after leavino- ttie pressiire rolls. This c.,in be,,,tvoided if desired by on-ilttin- the perf or,,ttii-ic,- ,tt this stage ,,nd applyin,- v'stiil peiloi-,tt-ons af@uer develop iiient of-- the film. 10 The iliveiition @\,ill be described with refere-.i-e to@ the a,ecomp,,tnying dr,,twings:- Fig. I is -L side elevttion of iii,,ichine f6r priiatin- siiniiltaneously by photo-iiiechtiiiz@ cal or imbibiti-on process Lip@on opposite sides 15 of t trtinsparent filiii a ptii- of coiiapoiaent in-iages of tavo different colors withotit s--nsitiziiig and Nvithoiit lighc to procllic-, tl-ie film foriiiin,y tl-ie sLLbject of-. s,,)ecificLtion S-ai7i,,Il No. 354,'tl4. 20 Fig. 2 is a side, elevation of in,,ichine fo,,- the procluctiod- of ,i, conuiliLio-Lis film-posi-tive of t-wo colors by means of t central support of film iiiaterial oii to oppos'ue si-des of Nvl-ii(@l-i component images of diffc-rent colors are 25 tr,,tnsferred aiicl cemented froin tii@o tempo-, rary stipports of por6Lis p,-.p@er or othev n-iateri,-,l to produce the film fo-@- ming the slib-ect of specificatioli Seri,,tl No. 954,715. Fig. 3 is -, ,@ide elevation o-L-' machine for 30@ the I)rodtiction of 11 cojitiiiuo-Lis fili-ii positi\,e by photo-mechanic-,Ll or imbibition priiiting Oil one sicle of a su-icle-wiclth film or -Pr zn pr=g two coiiiponent it,,tges side by sicle on one side of % dotible w cl 1_1 lqlm. Fig. 4 is ,t seel@ional view of the ga,,trin15 for the sprocITet Ailieels and pressLTre rolls applicable to any 6f mtichines, showii in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 or Fig. 3 Fig. 5 is ,t det,,Lil vieiv of registering 40 sPrOcIcetFig. 6 is a detail -17!ew of drive for same,. Fig. 't is ,t det,,ti I view of t n-iodifiecl forn-i of reg;steri,iig sprocli:ets applicable to eitl-ier of the inachines sho\,vii in Fig. I or Fig. 2. 45 ri ig. 8 is t ctetail view of perforating mechanisiil. TI-ie inachine sl-iown in Fig. I which previolisly stated is partic-til-.trly -,Lppllc,,Lble for prodl,.ctioii of tlie --ont-LnLioLLs film str;-ps form.5o ing the slibject of sp,-- cificatioii Set-i,,il No. 354,'@14 comprises ,i fixed frame iV carryiiig a nLinib-Ir of rollers Al ar@angecl vertically one ,ibove the other ,Liid a mov,,tble oi, f-lotitIn -Lme B c,,tri@ying t correspoiidir@g niim55 b@gr ofrf'rollers Bl. The floating f rame B is iiioiir)ted on b-ai@in,(z rocls ?r sLipports b so tl-Lat it c,,tn r.,iove a@erali@' ancl is Contioiled by the two pivot(.,d bell cranl@- levers C which"e,,trry adj List,,tble weiol-its 60 W to maint,@tin uiiiforiii presq-ure between the roller.- Al and Bl- even thotigl-i the film sti@IP l a-ncl the printin- belts 2 -,nd 3 -Dissino, between the roller,,3 sholilcl i,,,iry in tliiek',Iecs to 3 which var@,,ttion n-iial-it be I-r6m T-0-0-9 6.'3 of an inch. Abcve tl-ie top rollers of the series A@, anci@ B, are arr,,tii(,,ecl two sprocket -,",heels D', Dn arr,,tnueci a little dis'uance ,tp,,trt ,tnd htviiig zn theii- teetli d sp,,,eecl to correspond exictly with the spacin(@ of the registratioil perforttions in tl-ie priiitin- belts 2 aii(I 3. The printing belts 2 and 3 -Lro, held down oit to 'Llhe teeth cl of t.-he sprocket lvheels D-' and D,' by the -weigh-e,,@l pivoted lever@, (1@', .tnd d3 @,vlii-el-i cirry flangecl rollers cli the flai-iges of wliiel-i pross oii to tl,-ie m,,trgiii s-Lirf,@ices of tli-- bel,ts betweeii the sprockets ther(,,I)y holdino- tl-ic belts cloii,-Ti to the root of tlie teeth aiid l@capiii,, t, tlieiii quite talit. The tivo sproci@et -@vheels D, D' are di-lyeii froi-ii ,,t commoii sb a-Lt ancl are (yeared tc,,o,;ether by the gear @vheels el e3 so t,]-iat the wheels D:, D-1 ",III rotate iii iinison witliotit tl-iere beincr ',Illy backlash bet-v;een them, thereby pi@ociii@ ln,- the exact, register of the two b@lts 2 a-.I(l 3 which ig D-ecessary foi, the priiitino- of the tivo coinpoy-ie-at imtges on@ GI)POsite @sicles of tlic film 1 so that tl-ie 'LWO I'M',IUes may ex,,tctlv coincicle oii the finished film. E4,.ich of the rollers Al an(I B, is ,il-,o p-)-,itively clrive-ii (see Fl"g. 4) by sl@eiv @-yoaring e 2. from the verti-c,,tl shafts El ,ilid The sh,,iT-t El is driven tl@roiigh bevel or otber sti,' tqble.gear (,"- from the sbaft cai-ryinp'lie sprocket-wheeID2,,tTidtliesh,,iftE2" Cl" is riven bv siiii.,Iar gear -61 froin the shift carrviiic,I the sprocket Nvb,eel D3. ThLi,,, the sprocket -wheels D2 and D3 ond. the roliers kl ,tnd Blare .ill geai@e(I to!@ethei.@ alid tre drivel@l at the Sal-ne si_- trface sl)ee(l, so thit after the belts I tl'ld 9, htve bcen accilrately registerec.1 by the sprocl@ets tb-,y @vill reinai-n in si-ich accurate i-ec),istei- iintil they @tnd the film e erue fro m , m the las4 p,,iir of rollers at the eiid of the i)@intino- operatioil. The roll of iion-perf oro,@-ecl film I is carried in ,tn idle spool F motinted on a staiid f libov(,, the spr6cl,-ets D2 ,tncl D3 a,iid is lecl doavii betweeii the sprockets so that the two pri-iitiiig belts 2 and 3 are pressed into contact 4.-herewith as the tl-iree, b,,tn(-I,s eiiter the iiip o'L the first pair of i.@ollers Al, Bl. After en-lergilig f ro,.ii the ---eries of pressiire rollers Al, BI the priy-i'u-ino- 1)(@lts 2 ai-id 3 pass, over trtetor sprocket wheel,,,, G beiilg li:ept in Colitact tllerewitii by weighte,,l iloilerc; g and tlieii pass ovei- -nd uiider the rolien of the dyei,-Io- tpptratiis I-I any or all of h T' e I)elt Ai, ichrollerstrepositivelyclri.ven. 11 letves the dyein'), apparat,-Lis betiveen the t@ rollers lil- InCl 7t2 which serve to i@eiiiove tli(,, suj.,pltis dye -'-@rom the b-,,It. The belts 2 an(I 9 tl-ien pass up and down over tl-Le rollers ril belore l@@,issij-ig b@ick to 'die spi@ocliet D ai,i-aiiged im-iile@,liately ill froiit of tile, eo,..resl)oncling i@egistrttioii sprocket D2 oi- D3. The sprocket ivheels Cx, the rollei-s 7t, o'L tli(,, dateing ,ip-par,,ttLts 1-1 ,incl the sT)Pocl@et,.@ D are '111 prefer,,tbly driveln throuo-h (ye,,tring frori-i the m,"-in driving shaft so thlat -'U"Ihey ,tll rotate

ii834,356 3 iii Linison ivith ancl at the same, surface speed as the registration s@rockets D2 , and:D3 and the pressing r6llers Al ,tnd Bl-. The printed film l@ afier @ leaving the :last pair: of pre8sin@z roll@rs Al- :and BI passes thi@oii ii the perforatina a@ptr@tus J a'loop 9 being 'Lorlued in the film between the rollets and the perforatioii to permit@ of compensatiop-s in tl-ie positious of the perfor,,tti6ns. Lo, The pei-forator J is preferably of the eceentric pftiiiger tvi36 driven through goarin j g froni the shaft El- which drives the rollers A:L. An exhotist f @n JI inay be arranged to rel-iiove the perforated pi,6c-es and dust:from .5 lulio film. The positioning of the 'Perforatioiis is governed by the: pilot feed efaw J2which draws@ dyeing a t w ppara -Lis is iised. But here the film is of double width ",,ith twb @rows of image of different color a doublewidth or d@plex dyeing apparat-Lis is used with,two@ set@ of rolls for applying dyes of two differ- 70 ent colo@s side by side@ The i-Aachine sh6wn in Fig'' 2 is constructecl for @the @transfe@ of t",o gela-tine iiiiiges from thdir- two pei-forated sliprorts 2' and 3' (pref6r,,tbly of Porous pal)er@ on t6 the coi-i- 75@ tint,,ous nonpetforated film stri-p 1. The machine coillprises a'fixed frame A carryin,t.nLir,.iber of rollers Al arrai-ilgred-verticill el y one abo@,e th,e ot'her and a movable or float-ie B carrying ing fraii a corresponding num- So ber of rollers Bl-. TI-ie f-loatin frame B is 9 motinted @ on bearing rods or stipl:)orts b so the film I through the perforator. - T@he fee,d that @ it can. move latei@ally and is controllecl claw J2 is reciprocat,ed b@ the, ecceiltric j'. by"tl-ie two pivoted bell crark levers C which 0 ldriveil by gearing froi-ii the shaft El ,tnd@ is carrv adjustable @veiglits W +o li'laintain pres85 iiioved. up ,Lnd down to draw forward tlio sure between the rollers Al and BI, even filni through the link and lev6r mechanism tl-iotio,-h flie film I strip aiicl @the @ temporary After silppopts 21@ and @' piss.no- between the rollover the ers@sh6uld vapi, in thi.-,I-Ihess, wl-iioh varia5 kvhere it tion@ mioht @lbe froin to I'@ of q@n ir-leb. 90 tD TOO-0 -I - UTU or varni hiiig -The@ se@ b o "TIB the top rollers of the series A" and Da 'uh-rough the d chambe led@ B" @ir6 9.i,r,-tnged.,i@ivo: sprocket v,7hee@ls D 2 Lip @ ai-icl do-v@'ll t ere over; t ar-,, ,wrra@nreet -t al),irf al'id htvin g@ i-,tii(-ecl al@- the top @nd bottoin. Th6 drying t@l-iei-- teeth c,,7 s , ) a c e d t o I c o r r e @ 3 p o i i d e x @ c t l y f r a t i 6 p e f o r a - 9 , 5 chambei@ -Ls supplied,with h6t air which@ eh- - @vitli the 01- the r6r,,isl n r ters at the bottom throligh the pipe le' and' ti6ns iii the t(,iiipora- suppbrts 2:L @ond @ 3:1. y 3 , . I r e i l e l d "f,uer.lbsorbino@ii@oisttirefro'mtlie@film@leaye.- The teiii,porary stipports 2 t,-nd tli-e clitn@ber throi:lo,,h the 6utlet pip6@k2@ at clown o.-,i to ihe,t-,ectli d of tl-ie sprocl-et wheels the t6lD of the chamber; br it ma enta@ at@@ D:' aT'-d@D3 t ille y y -@vej d i.)i,voted levers d the t6p; aiid exhtLis'L froi)i the bott6m. aiid@ d3: whic.1-i c-qrry 9fl,@-,@"Lneged rollers d:l the 100 The finished film after passing thr6 oh th6 flaiio-es of @vl-iic'j-,i press on to the ina,rgin surU@l, dryip-@,y chariber K2 is @finfill,y wolin.d 6n :to face,,3 ol itlie suT),,-,o@ts' b6tween,the p,70ek-,ts the reel or spool K3. 'Lhei@ebv hol.ding the stipports do'wn to the A modification of the sp@ocl,:et - registering root o@f ti@e teeth Illnd IK@eep1iig them q-Lii te device for the belts 2 and 3 is shown in Fi@. 7 taut.@: 105 W1,111cli @ari@angeinent is however only appliThe, two spi-ocl@et ivheels D' D3 are driven m @,i col7hmon @,,ha t and c@ible where the belts are of -greater widt-li@ fro @, -T tre ge,,tred tot',ipn the filin;l and have th@ir perforations 2- etlier b3f the ge@),r wheels 6@,@ el so il-iat the i,.i the this tr- w eels: D 2 te, in u,-i,.sop- -witho,,it n-iargins oli'uside the film.@ Iii D3 ivill roti'- raiigement the teeth d3 of one sprocli:et DI there beiiig aiy back] -,t,-h @b,etween tl-lem, tliere110 f-.t into hol,-s d4 in the other spr6cket D 3 and by @ procuririg the exact of t I he tivo 'he teetli cl3 of Lhe sprocket D3 ind 31 wll4@ch is iiecLI fit into holes supports 21 , ssary for the d-I iii the Sproeket D2. I @Therefore each altrinsfer of '@-lie tN,,,6 con-.illoileiat images on to tei@nate 'Uooth passes throuah the perf orations the opl)osite sides o-L' the -filin I so that the two 'of both,belts, the nonperforoted blank film iinliges inay e--ac'U]-,7 coii)-cide oii the finishecl 115 l,tyi@nu betw6en and @ missed by the, teeth. film. This arrlngement ensures,accurate,register Ellich o@4 tlae @r(illers Al tncl BI is als 0 posi, of the tivo @e-Its, but in many cases @is il()t as. '6ively drive-Ti (se Fio,. 4) by slze-", c,@earing e e,, I CT E, h e convenient an arrangement for obtaining a(,,- from tTie::vertica4. --iaf s -E, e -iaft El is drive-T), 'Uhroll or@12 0 ei-ii,,tte re!,Yister as the :irrangement@ d scribed sl @gli bevel, helica -n uli above iviih ref@ren@e to Fig. 1. olher gtiitable gear el- froi ' e shaf-'u carr y TI-ie mteliine shown in Fig. 3, @whi6li is ap- iiig the spi-ocl@et -vv-'tieel D2 It @ rl a l i d t h e s h a ' s cij@iven by siiiii, pli(,,,,ible for I)ri-ntiii(- on on@ side'of a sinoc,,e,-,r 6,i fro-III the shift -w i filn"l or a et'oub,le ividth flliii is of siini- c,-tr-i-yi1icr the spr6eicet'@ Nvlieel' D3. Tlius the, lar con@trticti6n to th,,tt shown in Fig. IL witli gl@r(j,,,]@et -wla.eels D- aiid D3 r@rd"Lhe i-ollers Al 125, tho exe6@ti6n that Is there is only oTiO print- ind B, are -ftll g6ared t6ge-ilher and are ciriven in6- belt it is only necessary to provid@j oiie at the'same surface, speed so@thtt@,t'ter.the dyeing apparatlis and oiie p@th for th@ @a@- suppoi-ts 21- incl 31"ha-ve been acc!urntely regiss.tge of thefilm blilcii@ to the feed spr6cltet D'. tei-ed 'by the gpr6cl,:ets they will rei-iiain in - @@neii the fil e m s single - width only one such 'accurite reaiste@ until'they and th filiii:

4 1 eiitc,,rge f roin the last@ pur of rcllers ,tt the eiid of tile prliltiiig operation. The iioli-perforated ti-ansparent film 1 @N,h;ch has t dry sLibstratLiii-i on each@face is off-' f Poiii the roll F carried oii the stand Fl ,)t one side of the -Liiael-iii'le. The staiid F, c,,irries L cl,,Lrkapino; trough F2 provided -kvith rol't,rs /'-' ,troiiiid ivhich the film 1 passes to d,i@iiip tl-ie two stibstrlllttiiii coatings and renlo@ d.--r tlieii-L aclbesi-\,e. The filid@ I p,.isses froin tlio- I"'-' ovei- (-tiide i-ollei-s /'3, J" so th,,tt LI - tn it passes do-\iii to the lilp of @the first pair of pre.,.si@.i-e i@oller@; IV' ai-id Bl between the teiiirts 21 ,i@nd 31 as the latter@ lei-v poi-ai,.@, st-tll,-o e 2 the i@eo-ist@rin(y sprockp-ts@ D and D3. T,'Li-- @'eiiipor,,try s-,Lipports 21 ,iiid 31 are Ctr.,twji f orivird oiT thf-, rolls @L2 - and L3 by the sprockets D2 ,tnd D3 ,ind as clescribed above are -icctir,,,tely ro-istered Lipoii these sprockets. 20. Tli,o film 1 aiid the slipports 21 tnd 31 are squeezed to(Tc-,ther as they pass dowii between th-, rollers Al -Liid Bi so tha-t the dry gel@)@'uL-ie i.iiiiges on the supports bec6iiLie, firinty c(- ,iileiited to the (laiiip gelitine substratums oii the fi'm. L Th@,, ,ple btiici 4 formed I)y the two supports 21- aiid 31 ill'ith the filiii 1: cemented betivg,eii tlieli-i after emergiiig -from the pressin.-l.3 t i-ollei-,i ---Liided bv the guide rollel,s a] a2 dryzii up aiid to the @@ i cliaii,@ber l@-2 beiilg led doivii '-Iic,,reiii over the rollers k arranaed at th,- top ancl bottoiii. The di-ying chaiiiber is supplied iiith liot air ivhich enters at the bot@. a&, toi-n through the pipe k' ,Lnd after absotbiiiois@L,,ire froiii the filiii le,,tves tl-ie, cha.mLP bel. throtigl-i tlie, ou'ulet pj7 e le2 at the top of the ch,-tmber or vice vers,,. A perf or,,ttlii,- apl,-aratus J, pref eribly of .10@@the eceentr'c plunger tyl)e is ai-r,,Ln ed to 9 pei@fo@@-ate the tripi.e band 4 after leaving, the drylii(,, chiiiiber K2 . The perforttoi- J pi@ef ferably ivorks in conjunctioii with an exliaust f aii J, which removes the perf orated pieces 4r, aitd dtist from the film. The positiol-iiiig of the perforations is govei-i-ted by the pilot f eecl claw J2 whiel-i draws the band 4 througli the perforator.. The, feed c-laiv J2 is reciprocated by the eccentric j2 to r)f (lrlii, 'Lol'iyard the b,,ind 4. If desired,. @uhe per'Lorating app,,tratus J@ @i-iay be oiiiitted, in -%Yh'cl-i case hoivever a visti-,il pei@sonal control iiiethod of perforatiiig iiiiist I)e a,,-,pliecl'-o the fiiiished film ,tf@ter rl:i developiiig a-,qd drying. A dcvelopiiig b,,tth M is arrano-ed to re@n ceive the ti-ipl.e 'band 4 after le,,tving@ the, perfor,itoi- J (oi, tftel- leclviiig the dryi,,g chaitiber K2 if the perforttor J is 6m@'Ltted). (Y punip iN@ throuoh pipes n@@, n3. T he band 4 passes @ovi-,r a guide roller to the,tank Ml wherein it passesi between driven upper rollers,,m @nd round,idle lower-rollers.mll. Most,of the soluble colloid is removed from the film.in this:bath, from ivhich, the band passes, between rollers M@ and over ouide M2 roller iAI4 to the tanli:, through.whicl@ it is similarly driven, and wherein, it is treated Nvith hot, ivater by sprays N3 fed, f rora the 7f@@ puiiip, N:I. After leavino, the tank iNI2 , the Z" ban(l@ is first- passed. over i-ollei@s N5 w ich guide it@bet-,veen sprays N' by a.pum 0 with p hardening and fl xin- liqtiids. The. tempoe. rary supports 21 and 31 are loos(,ned by the 8 action of the b,,tth Ml. and are stripped off. by 4Lhe guide i-ollers M@ so: that: the film I alone passes-to@the second bath M2 s@o that the developin process started iiiithe,first bath is 9 com leted iii the second bath by final re- ss , p 'I'l,ov,,il of all,reiiiaining surplus colloid. A@ final drying chamber P is arrange,d to di@y.tl-ie film, l.after it has.been developed and trc,,a'ed -,v@ith,h,.trdenin(r, flexing, or! va nish-7 LI r ing@ mtlterial. The di@@ing chamber P is, of oo siiiiilarcoiistr.uctioli to the chainbei- K2 previly described, be'iig provided with rollers Olls p at the top and bottom over which the filn-i passes and with an inlet pl at,the bottom for the heated dryin-, air.and7 an outlet, p2 ,tt the 91i top f or. the air after it h,,Ls removed the moisttire from the film or vice, versa. . The reel.Pl on to whicl-i the finished film I IL r leavino- tlie di@ying chaiiiber P Is WO nd afte is - ctrried, in the. saii'le frame P2 which sup- 1Q ports the chainber P. Aiiy ni-iiii ber of rollers calibe ernployed ,tnd if desired these can be carried in a. nuluber Of separ@-,te shorter frames instead of in one loiig frai-iie ,ts shown, and the l@aachine can lo theref ore be built mi-ich higher thin shown in tha draaviiigs in order to increase the len,-th of travel of the balids under contact. Al@uhoiigl-i in the preceding description the different forms of- the i-n,,tchine are all de- 11 sci-ibed -w-ith, the press@ire rollers Al and BI arringed--vertically one above the other, they iii,,ty if, desired be arranged, horizontally so that@ tl-ie 1-ilm aiicli belts or supports travel between them in a horizontal;direction the loop carriers bein,a ai@ran-ed either horizontally or vertically, but preferably vertically as in the d:ra-,vings. By cl-Liplicating th-, appar,,ttus by provision of two additional printin belts and an addi9 tioiial set- of registering drurns, pressure d@tin-is, aiid s rocket drums all geared up to t, P ie first set, so that really two machines are coiiibined into one, it becomes possible to 1! The developip-,, ba'Lh M @@s Of S,lnll@lar coii: stl.uct;,on to the api)aratus described in iny pi-int tnd accurately i@egister a second p,,tir 0 erent colors over and stiperspecificq,tion Seri'll No. 263,853, filed MIrch . T ii'lages Of di ff 22, 1928. II.- comprises tivo tinks Ml @ M2 SUp_ Illlposed upon, the, first pair of. images. In plied i-%,i+li liot ivater fro,.-ii a pump N tlirouo-h tllis way@ a I?ictul@e of four colors can. be pro65 pipes n,. 1 ni the water being exhausted by a diteed@, two coniponent iiiaages. upon@ one, side,