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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
George A. Saliba, Northboro, MA (US);
Steve Stamm, South Upton, CO (US);
Chan Kim, Franklin, MA (US);
Satya Mallick, Milcord, MA (US);
Ken Cranson, Sterling, MA (US);
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A cartridge system using a wide recording tape disposed in the tape cartridge. The cartridge system includes a tape drive for moving the tape along a tape transport path, and a positioning mechanism for positioning a recording head relative to the recording tape. The wide tape cartridge includes a housing having a height which is smaller than both the length and the width of the housing. A tape assembly which has at least one supply tape reel and at least one take-up tape reel is disposed in the housing. The recording tape has a tape width which is substantially equal to the width of the housing. The rotation axes of the reels extend substantially parallel to the width of the housing.