Slack limiter for a magnetic tape cassette

Details Slack limiter for a magnetic tape cassette Slack limiter for a magnetic tape cassette

1983-08-05

1985-05-21

Levy, Stuart S.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Strand tensioning device

Tortuous course

226195, G03B 104, G11B 1532

Patent

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045181357

ABSTRACT:
A cassette includes a slack limiter which engages tape extending from reels within the cassette and prevents the tape from unwinding from the reels and developing slack or looseness. In one embodiment, the slack limiter is formed from a thin, flexible, resilient strip of material which includes a mounting portion formed by folding the strip to produce a compression member extending at an acute angle to the slack limiter. In a second embodiment, the slack limiter includes two oppositely extending strips and a mounting portion formed by two folds and an interconnecting compression member. In either embodiment, the mounting portion of the slack limiter is retained in the housing by a receptacle which compressively engages and bows the compression member.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3797779 (1974-03-01), Esashi et al.
patent: 4290567 (1981-09-01), Saito
patent: 4304374 (1981-12-01), Okamura et al.
patent: 4342436 (1982-08-01), Oyama et al.
patent: 4382565 (1983-05-01), Shiba
patent: 4405097 (1983-09-01), Gebeke
patent: 4417704 (1983-11-01), Oishi et al.
Slack Limiter sketch, Slack limiter manufactured by Matshushita Electric Works, Ltd.

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