DE2312685

Apparatus for use in removing a strip of film from a cartridge, which film is interwound with a strip of backing material. The invention obviates the need for breaking open or otherwise mutilating the cartridge by withdrawing the backing material through the cartridge exposure aperture to, in turn, withdraw the film strip by contact with the backing material. The apparatus comprises a film guide track means and means for holding the cartridge adjacent one end of the track. A film guide means is disposed between the cartridge and the end of the track. Means is provided whereby pulling the backing paper around the film guide means and the end of the track causes the film to be withdrawn from the cartridge and to be guided into the track.