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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee V Hedlund, Maple Shade, NJ (US);
Jerome D Shields, Somerdale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36013023 ;
Abstract
When tape in a VTR moves in the same direction as the direction of peripheral motion of a headwheel across which the tape passes, release of one end of the tape during rewind may cause the tape to whip around the headwheel and jam. The tape accumulation resulting from the motion is accommodated by a tapered open-ended tunnel. After accumulation in the tunnel, the tape is reeled in by the take-up reel.