Tape cartridge

Details Tape cartridge Tape cartridge

1975-08-05

1977-04-05

Taylor, Billy S.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

206 15, 226197, 242197, 360 93, G11B 2310

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040157903

ABSTRACT:
A cartridge for an endless magnetic tape with a reel having (1) a tape deck and an upwardly and inwardly tapered column with a wide cap to support the tape on the deck; (2) ribs and openings in the deck to crown the tape on the deck and allow particles to drop below the deck; (3) a tapered cam post to support the tape loop at one end across its width at the front of the cartridge; (4) a contoured pressure pad to support the tape loop at the front of the cartridge; (5) a guide to support the tape loop at an angle between the deck and cam post; and (6) supports for retaining the convolutions of tape on the deck and the loop when it becomes slack.

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patent: 3482792 (1969-12-01), Auld
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