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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:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Gebeke, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Gregory H Johnson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242346 ; 242348 ; 242566 ; 242615 ; 226196 ; 360132 ;
Abstract
A tape cassette includes a base and a cover. A supply reel and a take-up reel are rotatably mounted in the base, and tape is wound around the reels and extends around a guide pin and across a tape path. A slack limiter includes a post mounted in the housing spaced from the guide pin. The post creates a gap through which the tape passes. When the supply reel is not driven, the post prevents the tape from spilling out of the cassette.