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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent P Teuber, Hastings, MN (US);
Jeffrey T Gibbs, Breckenridge, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242345 ; 2425862 ; 242613 ;
Abstract
A videocassette tape reel hub includes an outer cylinder having a receptacle formed as a recessed portion of the outer surface on the inside of the outer cylinder. A clamp is receivable in the receptacle to fasten tape to the reel hub. A balancing mass is formed within the outer cylinder to balance the increased mass of the clamp and receptacle.