US3289962A
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Apparatus for and method of automatically changing tape cartridges
Assignee: E H HURST
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Filing: 1963-01-28
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1983-01-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Carl O Gellenthin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:17
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/675; G11B15/68; G11B15/6885
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
AN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING A PLURALITY OF TAPE CARTRIDGES ON A CARTRIDGE PLAYER COMPRISING, A CARTRIDGE SUPPORTING TRACK HAVING AN ARCUATE PORTION, A GRAVITY FEED PORTION, AND A PLAYER FEEDER PORTION, SUPPORTED ON EACH SIDE OF CARTRIDGE AND POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT IN SAID TRACK, ROTATABLE MEANS ADJACENT SAID TRACK, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLE MEANS TO MOVE THE INDIVIDUAL CARTRIDGES AROUND SAID ARCUATE PORTION OF SAID TRACK AND INTO SAID GRAVITY FEED PORTION WHEN MOVED ON ONE DIRECTION, AND TO MOVE THE LOWEST CARTRIDGE IN SAID GRAVITY FEED PORTION WHEN MOVED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND POWER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ROTATABLE MEANS FIRST IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
AN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING A PLURALITY OF TAPE CARTRIDGES ON A CARTRIDGE PLAYER COMPRISING, A CARTRIDGE SUPPORTING TRACK HAVING AN ARCUATE PORTION, A GRAVITY FEED PORTION, AND A PLAYER FEEDER PORTION, SUPPORTED ON EACH SIDE OF CARTRIDGE AND POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT IN SAID TRACK, ROTATABLE MEANS ADJACENT SAID TRACK, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLE MEANS TO MOVE THE INDIVIDUAL CARTRIDGES AROUND SAID ARCUATE PORTION OF SAID TRACK AND INTO SAID GRAVITY FEED PORTION WHEN MOVED ON ONE DIRECTION, AND TO MOVE THE LOWEST CARTRIDGE IN SAID GRAVITY FEED PORTION WHEN MOVED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND POWER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ROTATABLE MEANS FIRST IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3025011A
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