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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Phillip M. Morgan, Berthoud, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Phillip M. Morgan, Berthoud, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape cartridge, for use with a tape drive having a threading mechanism, includes a magnetic tape, a leader attached to an end of the tape and configured to engage the threading mechanism, and a cartridge body for housing the tape. The cartridge body includes first and second faces disposed at an angle to each other. The first face has a first opening through which the leader and tape may travel, and the second face has a second opening for receiving the threading mechanism of the tape drive.