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Leader tape

US7419114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 2007
Grant dateSep 2, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2027

Classification

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

Abstract

A leader tape that is joined at an end portion of a recording tape wound on a reel and that, when pulling out the recording tape, is pulled out by a pullout member of a drive device and conveyed on a predetermined path by guide members of the drive device, wherein recessed portions are formed in a surface of the leader tape that abuts with the guide members, is provided.

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