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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1993
Thomas A Turgeon, Fridley, MN (US);
Lawrence A Flor, Anoka, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A tape cartridge having a tape supply reel contained within the cartridge housing. A tape passes through a tape guideway in the cartridge housing and is attached to the tape supply reel on one end and a tape connector on the other end. The cartridge housing contains a single interlock arm pivotally mounted for rotational movement, one end of the arm which is movable into and out of the tape path, while the other end of the arm is movable through a slot in the cartridge housing. The withdrawal of the tape connector from the guideway releases the arm so that a spring can actuate the other end of the arm outwardly into locking engagement within a notch in an external housing.