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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:
Sep. 23, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Itsuki Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Kanno, Funabashi, JP;
Assignee:
Secoh Giken, Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360137 ;
Abstract
An automatic cartridge ejecting apparatus for magnetic tape player is provided. The apparatus comprises an eject lever for ejecting the cartridge from the tape player and an electromagnetic latch device adapted to latch the eject lever in a depressed position. The latch device comprises a movable member operatively connected to the eject lever, a magnet and a ferromagnetic lever pivotally connected to the movable member and being engageable with the magnet when the eject lever is in the depressed position. The ferromagnetic lever is configured to provide a mechanical advantage to the magnet for holding the eject lever in the depressed position.