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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerhard Rotter, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Athana Incorporated, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242192 ;
Abstract
An elastomer drive belt (100), for a bidirectional two reel tape cartridge (20), having a low static to dynamic coefficient of friction ratio with the magnetic tape (38) is provided. The drive belt minimizes slip point (96) movement between the belt and the magnetic tape on the take up reel. This results in a minimization of tape tension variations at the transducer head (42).