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US 5,685,526 AGranted
Coated magnetic tape cassette spring
AssigneeJason, Inc.
InventorJames T. Muraski
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Abstract
A magnetic tape cassette reel spring having an elongated lamina of ferromagnetic steel including a base portion adapted to joined to a housing of the magnetic tape cassette and at least one leg portion extending obliquely out of the plane of the base along the longitudinal axis of the lamina, for resiliently engaging a reel of the magnetic tape cassette. The reel spring also includes an impervious coating disposed over an entire outer surface of the spring substantially enclosing and containing contamination from the spring.
Claims18
A magnetic tape cassette reel spring comprising:
- an elongated lamina of ferromagnetic steel including a base portion adapted to be joined to a cover of the magnetic tape cassette and at least one leg portion extending obliquely out of the plane of the base along the longitudinal axis of the lamina, for resiliently engaging a reel of the magnetic tape cassette;
- and,
- an impervious coating disposed over an entire outer surface of the spring substantially enclosing and containing contamination from the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.