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Tape recorder
Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
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Filing: 1961-07-10
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1981-07-10
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Maurice E Hardy
- 👤 Eugene J Polley
- 👤 Richard L Rost
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 13:05
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/18; G11B15/26; G11B15/28; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
WINDING AND REELING APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A FLEXIBLE TAPE FROM A STORAGE REEL TO A TAKE-UP REEL, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A TRANSPORT MECHANISM, INCLUDING A CAPSTAN HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION, FOR MOVING SAID TAPE BETWEEN SAID REELS; A PRESSURE ROLLER, LIKEWISE HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION MAINTAINED IN A REST POSITION ADJACENT SAID CAPSTAN DURING QUIESCENT INTERVALS BUT MOVABLE TO AN OPERATING POSITION TO EFFECT TRANSPORT OF SAID TAPE BY SAID CAPSTAN; A SHAFT PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID ROLLER TO PERMIT SAID ROLLER TO ALIGN ITSELF IN LINE CONTACT WITH SAID CAPSTAN AS SAID ROLLER IS MOVED INTO ITS SAID OPERATING POSITION; AND BIASING MEANS FOR PLACING SAID AXIS OF SAID ROLLER APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS OF SAID CAPSTAN WHILE SAID ROLLER IS IN ITS SAID REST POSITION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-10-21 | 1967-04-22 | 1967-10-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-10-21 | 1971-04-22 | 1971-10-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-10-21 | 1975-04-22 | 1975-10-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |