Single reel tape cartridge having guide surface
AssigneeQuantum Corporation
InventorDaniel Sachuk
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Abstract
In one example of one aspect of the invention, a single reel data storage cartridge is provided. The single reel data storage cartridge includes a housing having an access window and a reel rotatably disposed within the housing and having storage tape wound on the reel. A guide surface is further disposed within the housing such that the tape extends from the reel to the guide surface before extending to the access window. The guide surface thereby increases the tape path from the reel to guiding elements within a tape drive to reduce the force imparted on the tape edge during guiding.
Claims12
A single reel data storage cartridge, comprising:
- a housing having an access window;
- a single reel rotatably disposed within the housing and having a storage tape wound on the reel;
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- a guide surface disposed within the housing, wherein
- the storage tape extends from the reel to the guide surface before extending to the access window, and
- the storage tape is adapted to be releasably attached to a take-up reel of a tape drive such that the storage tape may be removed from the housing through the access window, guided within the tape drive adjacent a data transducer, and wound on the take-up reel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.