Video tape cassette winding device
OwnerSandra T. Lantrip, Judy A. Anselmo +1inventors
InventorsSandra T. Lantrip, Judy A. Anselmo, George A. Thibodaux
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Abstract
A device for hand winding video tapes having a reel release mechanism required to disengage a video tape breaking mechanism. The reel release mechanism is attached to an elongated member together with a gear assembly which is used in the manual rewinding of the video tape.
Claims9
A device for hand winding video tape on a video tape cassette having exposed tape reel winding gears located on one side of the cassette the free rotation of which is controlled by a release switch operative access thereto being through a recess located on the same side of the cassette as the winding gears, which comprises:
- (a) an elongated member having at one end an opening extending through the member,
- (b) an assembly extending through the opening which comprises:
- (i) an axle shaft extending through the opening,
- (ii) a cog fixedly attached to one end of the axle shaft and shaped to operatively engage one of the winding gears, and
- (iii) a handle fixedly attached to the other end of the axle shaft for rotating the axle shaft and the cog, and
- (c) a means fixedly attached to and extending outward from the member at a position to operatively engage the release switch when the cog has operatively engaged one of the winding gears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.