Magnetic tape cartridge
US6462906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic tape cartridge has a cartridge casing, a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation and a leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape. The leader pin is provided at its opposite ends with engagement portions which are brought into engagement with a tape drawing mechanism of a recording and reproducing system when the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded in the recording and reproducing system. The end face of each engagement portion is provided with a recess at which the tape drawing mechanism chucks the leader pin.
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