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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Jerry Lee Alexander, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
George Phillip Rambosek, Shafer, MN (US);
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
William Thomas Veno, Thornton, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Jerry Lee Alexander, St. Paul Park, MN (US);
George Phillip Rambosek, Shafer, MN (US);
Jerome D. Brown, Wahpeton, ND (US);
William Thomas Veno, Thornton, CO (US);
William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, CO (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Storage Technology Corp., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A brake slide assembly for securing a spool inside a data storage tape cartridge housing is disclosed. The brake slide assembly includes at least one brake slide and a flexible member. The brake slide(s) include a locking wedge, a brake button end, and a riser. The locking wedge is configured to selectively engage between the spool and an interior surface of the cartridge. The brake button end is configured to slidingly couple with a brake button of the cartridge. The riser extends between the locking wedge and the brake button end. In this regard, the flexible member is coupled to the brake slide(s).