Patent ID: 6581865
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A retracting door assembly for a single reel tape cartridge that consists of a housing having a cover and a base for use with a tape drive having an indentation internal to the tape drive, the assembly comprising:a retracting door having a hinge, a guiding means integral to the tape cartridge interior cover and base, the retracting door hinge interfacing with the guiding means, and a means for engaging with the tape drive indentation, the engaging means hingedly attached to the retracting door and located in the tape cartridge perpendicular to the tape cartridge front plane, wherein when the engaging means makes contact with the tape drive indentation the engaging means is pushed into the tape cartridge housing along the guiding means and draws the retracting door into the tape cartridge housing as the retracting door pivots open.