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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1991
Frederic F Grant, Bellflower, CA (US);
Vincent J Piarulli, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Datatape Incorporated, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic tape recorder includes a rotary head scanner, a cartridge for containing a single reel of magnetic tape having a leader block at its end, a take-up reel and a leader block channel defining a tape path from the cartridge, past the rotary head scanner, to the take-up reel. A tape threading apparatus includes a first rotatably mounted arm segment, a first motor for rotating the first arm segment, a second arm segment rotatably mounted to the first arm segment, a second motor mounted on the first arm segment for rotating the second arm segment and a leader block carrier mounted on the end of the second arm segment for engaging the leader block to move it along the leader block channel.