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Method and apparatus for securing a reel in a cartridge

US5826811A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJul 29, 1996
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/107
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug inserted into the access opening of a tape cartridge to prevent movement of the reel inside the cartridge. Damage to the tape media is thus prevented by contact of the reel with the tape media. The plug may also be used to seal the access opening and eliminate environmental contamination which would otherwise enter therethrough.

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