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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Philip Turner, Bristol, GB;
Mark Dillon, Bristol, GB;
Andrew Mark Fernihough, Bath, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cartridge loading devicefor magnetic tape cartridges includes a first member, a second membermovable relative to the first member from a first position to a second position and a guide arrangement for guiding movement of the second member between its first and second positions. The guide arrangement includes a projectionreceived in an elongate guide trackdefining a line of movement having a first end that defines the first position of the second memberand a second end that defines its second position. The cartridge loading device also has a locking system that includes a pivotable locking memberengageable with the projectionfor locking the second member in its first position. The cartridge loading device can receive two different sizes of cartridge that correspond to the two positions of the second member. The locking member is actuable by insertion of a cartridge having the larger of two sizes into the device to release the projection to permit movement of the second member from the first position to the second position. The pivotable locking memberhas a pivot pointdisposed on a line that is in line with at least a first portion of the line of movement. The first portion extends from the first end of the line of movement.