Tape and/or film handling mechanism
US4072280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape storage unit comprises a single reel having flanges between which tape is stored and protected by a strippable leader strip wound about the tape and snapped into grooves in the flanges. A tape transport compatible with the reel includes a second reel with leader receiving grooves formed in its flanges, there being structure to guide and urge the leader toward the grooves in the reels in either direction of tape travel; also, novel drive systems for the reels are provided.
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