Spring clip leader and housing for magnetic tape
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid Berman, William M. Dyer, A. David Erpelding, Wayne I. Imaino, Ronald R. Labby
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Abstract
A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a plurality of tape reels; and a tape drive configured for reading data from tape stored on at least one of the plurality of tape reels. At least some of the tape reels have a tape wound thereon and a spring-like clip coupled to a free end of the tape. Moreover, the clip is selectively positionable in a wrapped position where the clip wraps around a portion of the tape when the tape is wound onto the reel, thereby holding the portion of the tape in place on the reel.
Claims12
A system, comprising:
- a plurality of tape reels;
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- a tape drive configured for reading data from tape stored on at least one of the plurality of tape reels,
- wherein at least some of the tape reels have a tape wound thereon and a spring-like clip coupled to a free end of the tape, the clip being selectively positionable in a wrapped position where the clip wraps around a portion of the tape when the tape is wound onto the reel, thereby holding the portion of the tape in place on the reel.
A spring-like clip for a spool of tape, one end of the clip being attached to one end of the tape, and another end of the clip having an engagement feature that allows the clip to be pulled from the spool, wherein the clip is configured to curve around the spool to hold the tape in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.