Guide for restoring and removing a tape leader block to and from a tape cassette
US4681278A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape leader block can be restored to and removed from its housing in a tape cassette by a guide which comprises a tripartite wedge system having an upwardly inclined plane, a downwardly inclined plane and an inwardly inclined plane which serve to guide the leader block into and out of a receiver opening in the tape cassette's leader block housing.
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