Three point reference system for a cartridge in a tape drive

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PATENT NO 5323280
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07836957

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A housing of a tape drive is adapted for sideways loading of a cartridge. The cartridge is loaded such that three reference points defining a fixed plane within the housing engages the cartridge in a fixed orientation with respect to a head within the drive. The cartridge is canted after the cartridge is engaged at a first one of the three reference points so as to fixedly engage the cartridge at each of the three reference points.

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TANDBERG DATA STORAGE ASKJELSASVEIEN 161 OSLO NORWAY OSLO

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Rudi, Guttorm Fjellhamar, NO 42 530

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