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United States Patent | 5,715,041 |
Mazion ,   et al. | February 3, 1998 |
A bag and a method of packing a bag for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, provides a light-tight environment for the photosensitive material. The bag has a rear end which has a serpentine passageway, thereby creating a light-tight end as well as allowing for entrapped air to exit the cavity of the bag.
Inventors: | Mazion; Leigh Allen (Roseville, MN); Hall; Gregory Kent Elliott (Rochester, NY); Brothers, Jr.; Daniel Leo (Rochester, NY); Allen; Shawn Lee (Lino Lakes, MN) |
Assignee: | Imation Corp. (Oakdale, MN) |
Appl. No.: | 676862 |
Filed: | July 3, 1996 |
Intern'l Class: | G03B 027/58 |
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