Adapter for video cassette

Details Adapter for video cassette Adapter for video cassette

1982-09-27

1986-06-17

Wolff, John H.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Tape record

360 85, 360 95, 242199, G11B 5008, G11B 1500, G11B 1700, G03B 104

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045959625

ABSTRACT:
A video cassette adapter allowing a miniature cassette to be played in conventional video apparatus is disclosed. The adapter has the outer shape and dimensions of a standard, large size video cassette and has a cut-out portion in one face for receiving a miniature cassette having spools and recording tape extending therebetween normally in a small loop. Guide rollers are mounted on pivotable arms movable by a motor in the adapter for forming a large loop of the recording tape of a miniature cassette in the cut-out portion with a section of the large loop extending along a straight elongated path. Hubs are rotatably mounted for access through a face thereof by and for cooperation with spindles of a video apparatus and connected to rotate the miniature cassette spools to transfer recording tape along the path of the large loop.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3632894 (1972-01-01), Bretschneider
patent: 3864742 (1975-02-01), Katoh
patent: 3964099 (1976-06-01), Sato
patent: 4470560 (1984-09-01), Yoneya et al.
patent: 4477850 (1984-10-01), Ogata et al.

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