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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Gantzhorn, Jr, Hockessin, DE (US);
Toshiaki Shima, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Sota, Tokyo, JP;
Kwai-Yung B Su, Hockessin, DE (US);
Assignee:
Otari Electric Company, Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 15 ; 226119 ;
Abstract
A loop bin for an endless tape having long length contained in a zigzag fashion comprising a tape inlet from which the endless tape can be put in, a tape outlet from which the endless tape can be drawn out, and at least one tape transport mechanism provided substantially horizontal so as to divide an inside of the loop bin into cascading levels and for continuously feeding the zigzag endless tape on each level from the tape inlet to the tape outlet.