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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel W. Underkofler, Lafayette, CO (US);
Phillip M. Morgan, Berthoud, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/567 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/567 ;
Abstract
A tape drive includes a drive body and a tape guide supported by the drive body. The tape drive further includes a threading mechanism having a first member pivotally associated with the drive body, and a cleaning member supported by the first member and moveable therewith. The cleaning member is engageable with the tape guide so as to clean the tape guide.