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US 2002/0053619 A1Published application
Multi-purpose wide media cartridges and cartridge chassis subassemblies
AssigneeQuantum Coprporation
InventorsDavid T. Hoge, Stephen Stamm, George A. Saliba
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Abstract
A universal tape path subassembly that forms a data storage tape supply and path and fits within tape cartridge housings of varying form factors. The universal subassembly includes registration datum features and surfaces that can be made accessible externally to a tape cartridge (containing the tape path subassembly) for aligning the tape path subassembly relative to a drive unit adapted to receive the tape cartridge.
Claims11
A universal tape path subassembly, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a tape transport structure coupled to and supported by the chassis;
- and
- wherein the chassis and tape transport structure together form a data storage tape supply and path for use with tape cartridge housings of differing form factors.
1 more element
A tape cartridge for a magnetic recording tape, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a tape path subassembly enclosed within the housing, the tape path subassembly having registration features that are exposed through openings in the housing and serve to align the tape path subassembly with a tape drive adapted to receive the housing and tape path subassembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.