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US3126162A
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Granted: 1964-03-24
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Expires: 1981-03-24
Abstract
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2026-10-24 18:19
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/675; G11B15/68; G11B15/682; G11B15/684; G11B15/18; G11B15/1883; G11B15/1891
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AN ENDLESS TAPE CARTRIDGE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING; A HOUSING; A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING ANNULAR DRIVE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING; A MAGNETIC HEAD MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING; HINGE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING; A MOVABLE SUPPORT MOUNTED ON SAID HINGE MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING; SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT SUPPORTING SAID ENDLESS TAPE CARTRIDGE AND HAVING AN IDLER ROLLER MOUNTED THEREON, THE TAPE OF SAID TAPE CARTRIDGE ENGAGING SAID IDLER ROLLER; SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT BEING MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION AT LEAST PARTIALLY WITHOUT SAID HOUSING TO A SECOND POSITION WITHIN SAID HOUSING; SAID IDLER ROLLER AND TAPE BEING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE MEMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORT IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION, SAID IDLER ROLLER CAUSING SAID TAPE TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE SAID DRIVE MEMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION WHEREBY SAID TAPE IS DRIVEN PAST SAID MAGNETIC HEAD; AND ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SUPPORT AND OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID SUPPORT FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING AN ENDLESS TAPE CARTRIDGE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING; A HOUSING; A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING ANNULAR DRIVE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING; A MAGNETIC HEAD MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING; HINGE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING; A MOVABLE SUPPORT MOUNTED ON SAID HINGE MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING; SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT SUPPORTING SAID ENDLESS TAPE CARTRIDGE AND HAVING AN IDLER ROLLER MOUNTED THEREON, THE TAPE OF SAID TAPE CARTRIDGE ENGAGING SAID IDLER ROLLER; SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT BEING MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION AT LEAST PARTIALLY WITHOUT SAID HOUSING TO A SECOND POSITION WITHIN SAID HOUSING; SAID IDLER ROLLER AND TAPE BEING OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DRIVE MEMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORT IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION, SAID IDLER ROLLER CAUSING SAID TAPE TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE SAID DRIVE MEMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORT IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION WHEREBY SAID TAPE IS DRIVEN PAST SAID MAGNETIC HEAD; AND ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SUPPORT AND OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID SUPPORT FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION.
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