Video cassette rewind apparatus

Claim 1

A video tape cassette rewind apparatus for rewinding and processing video tape comprising, a cabinet enclosure formed with an access opening and support means for accepting said video tape cassette, drive means underlying said support means for advancing or rewinding said video tape along a path within said video tape cassette, processing means including selectively operative editing means for editing portions of said video tape, counter means operatively associated with said drive means to provide visual accounting of video tape length advanced passed said processing means, said process means further includes a cleaner head means with an applicator brush secured thereto for providing application of a video tape cleaning solution onto a surface of a video tape as it is progressed past said applicator brush, said cleaner head means further includes a conduit operatively associated with a reservoir for accepting a quantity of video tape cleaning solution therein, said reservoir is accessed through a removable cap wherein said reservoir is directed through an upper top face of said video cassette rewind apparatus to said cap overlying said reservoir above the surface of said top face for providing convenient access to said reservoir, said editing means comprises an electro-magnet positioned adjacent said tape path selectively operative by an on/off switch for selectively erasing predetermined portions of said video tape, and said apparatus further includes switching means for energizing or de-energizing said apparatus to enable advancing or rewinding of tape within said video tape cassette.