US 5,351,159 A · Magnetic tape cartridge having media identification

Abstract

This magnetic tape cartridge has the same exterior dimensions as a conventional 3480-type magnetic tape cartridge but houses different media. To clearly identify the media contained in the cartridge, a label receiving recess in included on the back of the cartridge. A human readable and machine readable label can be inserted into this recess to identify the media contained in this cartridge. Additional label recesses are provided juxtaposed to the media identification recess and on the top and side of the cartridge to receive user installed labels to uniquely identify the cartridge.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A magnetic tape cartridge comprising:

an exterior housing having a top side, a bottom side, a back side and a front side thereto for enclosing a single reel of magnetic tape;
first recess means of predetermined dimensions located on said back side of said exterior housing for receiving a label identifying data storage characteristics of said magnetic tape;
second recess means of predetermined dimensions, located on said back side of said exterior housing juxtaposed to said first recess means, for receiving a label identifying said magnetic tape cartridge;
and
means, mechanically imprinted into said front side of said exterior housing for defining data storage characteristics of said magnetic tape.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

07/899,759Filed 17 Jun 1992

Granted

27 Sep 1994

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G11B 23/046
Details: indicating means, e.g. quantity of tape
G11B 23/08714
Details: auxiliary features
G11B 23/107
For housing webs or filaments having two distinct ends: using one reel or core, one end of the record carrier coming out of the magazine or cassette
G11B
Information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer

Magnetic tape cartridge having media identification

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Magnetic tape cartridge having media identification

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Abstract

Claims19