Endwise loaded cartridge tape drive

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4677508
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06831857

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A drive which permits endwise loading of the ANSI standard one-quarter inch tape cartridge in an enclosure having a width of approximately five and three-quarter inches. The drive has a mechanism for partially opening the tape access door of the cartridge upon insertion thereof so that the door pivots clear of a read/write head. Another mechanism is provided for thereafter operatively engaging and disengaging the read/write head with a length of tape in the cartridge.

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SEAGATE REMOVABLE STORAGE SOLUTIONS LLC920 DISC DRIVE SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barton, Jr William M Encinitas, CA 19 268
Fisher, Richard G Torrance, CA 4 154
Murphy, John F San Diego, CA 29 297
Offerman, Karl B San Diego, CA 6 109

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