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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. 29, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Gilovich, Saratoga, CA (US);
James S Toreson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microcomputer Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 84 ; 360 85 ; 360109 ;
Abstract
Magnetic tape apparatus is disclosed herein and comprises a drum, structure for supporting and rotating the drum, at least one transducer extending past the surface of the drum adapted to rotate with the drum and move parallel to the axis of the drum and a leader for presenting the tape to the drum. The apparatus includes a take-up reel and structure for receiving and driving a supply reel. A leader is provided which extends from the take-up reel to the inserted supply reel to engage and thread the tape over the drum to the take-up reel.