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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. 21, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
David E Smith, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Aspen Peripherals, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242195 ; 226 92 ;
Abstract
A tape leader block can be restored to and removed from its housing in a tape cassette by a guide which comprises a tripartite wedge system having an upwardly inclined plane, a downwardly inclined plane and an inwardly inclined plane which serve to guide the leader block into and out of a receiver opening in the tape cassette's leader block housing.