Mechanically incompatible magnetic recording tape cartridges having the same form factor
US5480103A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/08778
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanical incompatibility features between a first and a second belt-driven magnetic recording tape cartridge comprise a shorter rail-mating channel and a countersunk lip in one of the side walls of the first cartridge. The features prevent the first cartridge from being inserted into a tape drive for reading the second cartridge, and vice versa, in order to mechanically distinguish between belt-driven cartridges containing magnetic tapes with different recording characteristics, but having the same form factor.
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