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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Rotter, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Donald L Burdorf, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Harold E Arns, Chino, CA (US);
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen (Rhine), DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242192 ; 242195 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically threading a supply reel of magnetic recording tape equipped with a self starting leader into a tape transport mechanism of the type in which take-up and supply reels are simultaneously driven by surface engagement of a capstan with the outermost tape layer on each reel.