Self adjusting endless loop tape cartridge

Details Self adjusting endless loop tape cartridge Self adjusting endless loop tape cartridge

1986-06-23

1987-09-22

Taylor, Billy S.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

242 718, 360 93, G11B 2307

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046950036

ABSTRACT:
A cartridge including a cylindrical hub attached to a housing, which hub has a central opening and a slot extending axially across the width of the hub and communicating with the central opening, and an endless length of magnetic tape having a major portion wrapped about the hub to form a coil and a minor portion extending from the innermost wrap of the coil, through the slot and around the side surface of the coil to the outermost wrap of the coil. Means on the housing define a tape path for the minor tape portion including a spring biased guide pin that is moved by changing tension in the minor portion, and is connected to a cam which upon movement of the guide pin will move a portion of the hub to adjust the length of and thereby the tension in the minor tape portion.

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patent: 2850278 (1958-09-01), Simler
patent: 3140837 (1964-07-01), Cailliot
patent: 3637151 (1972-01-01), Skwarek et al.
patent: 4293882 (1981-10-01), Moris
patent: 4367850 (1983-01-01), Moris
patent: 4394989 (1983-07-01), Moris
patent: 4427160 (1984-01-01), Myers

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