Tape cassette winder and rewinder
AssigneeE-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
InventorTonny Chen
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a tape cassette winder/rewinder adapted to wind on rewinder a conventional VHS tape cassette or a compact VHS-C type cassette. This is achieved by providing a space to receive the conventional VHS tape cassette and a recess below this space to house retractable confining arms that extend to hold a VHS-C tape cassette. The recess also houses a retractable idle gear assembly which extends to drive the take up reel of the VHS-C cassette when it is being held by the confining arms.
Claims8
A tape cassette winder and rewinder suitable for selectively operating either a standard VHS or a compact VHS-C tape cassette, said tape winder and rewinder comprising:
- a housing;
- an upper portion of said housing having a volume corresponding to the volume of a standard VHS tape cassette;
- a pair of rotating means in said upper portion of said housing for engaging and driving the reels of a standard VHS type cassette;
- a recess in said housing below and communicating with said upper portion;
- a pair of pivoting confining members housed within said recess during operation of a standard VHS tape cassette;
- a pair of horns and each of said pair of pivoting confining members extending into said upper portion from a base plate in said recess for engagement with a compact VHS-C tape cassette during operation;
- a spring returned idle gear assembly rotatably engaged to a reel drive of one of said rotating means and to the pick-up reel of a compact VHS-C tape cassette by return of a spring during operation of the cassette;
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- said spring returned idle gear assembly compressed within said recess out of engagement with said reel drive by a standard VHS tape cassette during operation of the cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.