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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Jerry L. Alexander, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
Dean E. Sitz, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Peter A. Ridl, Oakdale, MN (US);
Michael E. Reard, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Jerry L. Alexander, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
Dean E. Sitz, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Peter A. Ridl, Oakdale, MN (US);
Michael E. Reard, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A tape reel assembly for a data storage tape cartridge is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub. The hub includes a cylindrical core, an annular arm, and a web. The cylindrical core defines a drive side and a top side. The annular arm is co-axially disposed exterior to and separated from the cylindrical core. Additionally, the annular arm defines a tape winding surface bisected by a center line into a top half opposite the drive side and a bottom half adjacent the drive side. The web extends from the top side of the core, and a web center connects to the annular arm at a point in the top half.