Apparatus for attaching a tape to a reel

Claim 1

IN A SOUND RECORDER OR OTHER TAPE-HANDLING APPARATUS, IN COMBINATION, A TAPE HAVING A LEADER PORTION OF PROPERTIES SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE TAPE, SAID LEADER PORTION HAVING A FREE END; SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID TAPE ON SAID APPARATUS; ROTARY REEL MEANS; ADJUSTABLE DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ROTARY REEL MEANS FOR DRIVING THE LATTER AT A NORMAL SPEED IN ONE ADJUSTED POSITION AND AT A FAST SPEED AT ANOTHER ADJUSTED POSITION; MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID TAPE WHEN THE LATTER IS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY STARTING SAID DRIVE MEANS AT NORMAL SPEED; MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID ROTARY REEL MEANS TO BE DRIVEN THEREBY FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING SAID FREE END OF SAID LEADER PORTION TO SAID REEL MEANS;