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Electrically isolated tape guide

US8982509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2012
Grant dateMar 17, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/60
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrically isolated tape guide that includes a tape roller having spaced apart flanges extending out from the tape roller for passing magnetic tape between the flanges, and an electrically non-conductive pin having a first end coupled to a center opening of the tape roller to allow the tape roller to rotate about the pin and a second end for coupling to a chassis of a tape drive.

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