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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Runyan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jerry L Alexander, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242340 ; 2423524 ;
Abstract
In a belt driven tape cartridge, tape tension is controlled by a yoke which articulates in a region between the tape packs. The yoke includes at least two rollers, one mounted adjacent each tape pack, for rotation on shafts constrained in the yoke. The cartridge belt is stretched around the drive roller and the yoked rollers to pull the yoke mechanism into firm engagement with the tape packs.