Patent ID: 6879371

Claim:
A device for exposing, developing and cutting reeled photographic material, comprising (a) an exposure unit and a transport mechanism associated therewith, (b) a cutting unit and a transport mechanism associated therewith and operable to transport the reeled photographic material or to hold it stationary, (c) a first buffer container disposed between the exposure unit and the cutting unit, the first buffer container having (1) means for selectively closing and opening the first buffer container whereby the reeled photographic material is transported above the first buffer container when it is closed and buffered therein when it is open, (d) a developer unit and a transport mechanism associated therewith and operable to transport the reeled photographic material or to hold it stationary, and (e) a second buffer container disposed between the cutting unit and the developer unit, the second buffer container having (1) means for selectively closing and opening the second buffer container whereby the reeled photographic material is transported above the second buffer container when it is closed and buffered therein when it is open.