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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:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark W Perona, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 961 ; 360 963 ; 360 83 ; 360 90 ;
Abstract
A magnetic tape drive for reading/writing data on magnetic tape in a cartridge of the type in which a driven roller in the cartridge moves tape past a read/write head in the drive has a spring clip which holds the motor plate of the tape drive motor on the chassis. The spring clip is secured on the chassis with a snap-on interference fit. The spring clip bears against the motor and also provides an electrical ground connection from chassis ground to the circuit board.