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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Guttorm Rudi, Fjellhamar, NO;
Ladislav Rubas, Tranby, NO;
Jørn Raastad, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tandberg Storage ASA, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a tape system and method for guiding a tape from a tape reel to a read/write tape head and then to a take-up reel, the tape is guided along a tape path such that the path surrounds the take-up reel and then begins winding on the take-up reel. With such a long tape guide path, less pressure is required on an edge of the tape for positioning the tape at the tape head.