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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:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Schoettle, Heidelberg, DE;
Kurt Schmidts, Kehl, DE;
Eugen Kamm, Appenweier, DE;
Heinz Berger, Kehl, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360132 ; 242198 ;
Abstract
Spring elements, as brake and tape tensioning elements, are provided with two or more locking elements having a predetermined difference in length. The devices of which various embodiments are disclosed can be advantageously used for tape cassettes of any type possessing reel brakes, and in particular for small cassettes.