US3204472A
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Tape drive for gauges and the like
Assignee: Dresser Industries Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-07
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-01-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph E Gorgens
- 👤 Robert J Ingham
- 👤 Robert D Bissell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/02; G01L; G01L19/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18568; Y10T74/18832
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
IN A TAPE DRIVE MECHANISM, A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED AT ITS ENDS FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A PIVOTED MEMBER HAVING A PIVOT AXIS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND HAVING A CURVED TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE DISPOSED CONCENTRICALLY OF SAID PIVOT AXIS AND IN CLOSELY SPACED RELATION TO SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE INEXTENSIBLE TAPE HELICALLY WOUND ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER WITH NO PORTION OF THE TAPE OVERLYING ANOTHER PORTION THEREOF, THE ENDS OF SAID TAPE EXTENDING GENERALLY LATERALLY OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FROM BETWEEN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER AND TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE AND ALONG SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING ONE END OF THE TAPE TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE, A PRELOADED TAPE TENSIONING SPRING CARRIED BY SAID PIVOTED MEMBER, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID TAPE TO SAID SPRING FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
IN A TAPE DRIVE MECHANISM, A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED AT ITS ENDS FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A PIVOTED MEMBER HAVING A PIVOT AXIS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND HAVING A CURVED TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE DISPOSED CONCENTRICALLY OF SAID PIVOT AXIS AND IN CLOSELY SPACED RELATION TO SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE INEXTENSIBLE TAPE HELICALLY WOUND ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER WITH NO PORTION OF THE TAPE OVERLYING ANOTHER PORTION THEREOF, THE ENDS OF SAID TAPE EXTENDING GENERALLY LATERALLY OF SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FROM BETWEEN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER AND TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE AND ALONG SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING ONE END OF THE TAPE TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE, A PRELOADED TAPE TENSIONING SPRING CARRIED BY SAID PIVOTED MEMBER, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID TAPE TO SAID SPRING FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TAPE SUPPORTING SURFACE.
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