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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2014
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mark W. Moyer, Broomfield, CO (US);
Vikas Agrawal, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven G. Suttle, Broomfield, CO (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A tape drive for use with a tape may comprise a head for performing read and/or write operations on the tape, a drive leader that is cooperable with the tape for moving the tape through the tape drive, and a retraction mechanism for retracting the tape, the drive leader and/or a cartridge leader attached to the tape away from the head to allow at least a portion of the drive leader to pass by the head without contacting the head. The retraction mechanism may include a movable pin that is engageable with the tape, the cartridge leader and/or the drive leader, the pin being movable from a first position proximate the head to a second position disposed further away from the head than the first position.