Disc drive compatible cartridge tape
US4796136A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tape cartridge adapted to utilize the read/write head(s) in a disc drive to read data from and/or write data to the tape. The tape cartridge has a section A having a size and shape which enables it to be inserted into the disc drive to locate a portion of the tape at a location L suitable for transferring data with the disc drive head(s). The tape cartridge includes: tape media; a means to register the tape media with respect to the read/write head(s) of a disc drive; a means for storing that portion of the tape media which is not contained within section A; and a means for feeding the tape media past the read/write head(s) in the disc drive. The tape cartridge may include a linkage that enables it to utilize the disc drive spindle motor to feed the tape. The linkage can also include a clutch to enable tape feed direction to be reversed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.