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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Stephan E. Gavit, Littleton, CO (US);
Christopher D. Goldsmith, Littleton, CO (US);
Stephan E. Gavit, Littleton, CO (US);
Christopher D. Goldsmith, Littleton, CO (US);
Segway Systems, LLC, Littleton, CO (US);
Abstract
A docking apparatus and method is used in a read/write recording assembly () and includes a bay structure, such as a sub-frame (), adapted to receive a tape cartridge () The sub-frame () is disclosed to pivot relative to the assembly's main frame. A pawl element () is controlled by a cam assembly () in a first mode so as to move from an advanced position to a withdrawn position thereby to move the cartridge () from a received/extended position to a received/retracted position. The cam assembly () also mounts the cartridge (), for example, by pivoting the sub-frame () relative to the main frame. Driving the cam assembly () in a second mode reverses this operation. The cam assembly () may use a single rotatable cam element () to accomplish the loading and mounting of the cartridge (), and a suitable drive actuates the cam assembly ().