Cassette adapter for eight track machines
US4437130A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/066
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adapter for an eight track cartridge playing machine having a transfer roller to engage the conventional capstan and suitable motion transmitting means to drive an upright capstan in a cassette housing. Playback heads are carried on a carrier which may be raised or lowered to the desired level in accordance with which of a vertical bank of cartridge receivers is to be activated. Two cartridges are carried in each receiver and the receivers are independently pivotable so that a control knob may be turned to pivot the receiver and bring the selected cartridge into engagement with the drive capstan, and into operative association with the selected playback head.
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