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Hub locking mechanism in a magnetic tape cassette

US4789113A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1987
Grant dateDec 6, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/08742
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic tape cassette in which a locking member is slidably biased away from a front opening of the cassette to lock the tape hubs. The locking member has a pair of side arms interlocked with a front panel of the cassette so that, when the panel is rotated open, the locking member disengages from the hubs.

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