Patent ID: 6032895
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A tape cartridge for operation in a tape cartridge drive, the tape cartridge comprising:a substantially rigid baseplate;a housing coupled to the baseplate and having a front with a media access opening for interfacing with the tape cartridge drive;first and second hub pins mounted perpendicularly on the baseplate, each hub pin comprising:a top portion:a bottom portion for mounting the hub pin on the baseplate;a collared portion intermediate to the top and bottom portions for contacting the baseplate to support the vertical mounting of the pin; andan undercut portion in the peripheral junction of the collared portion with the bottom portion having a diameter less than a diameter of the bottom portion;first and second hubs rotatably mounted within the housing about the top portions of the first and second hub pins, respectively;recording tape wrapped around the first and second hubs to form first and second tape packs and passing through the media access opening in the housing;first and second roller sets rotatably mounted within the housing;a drive roller within the first roller set and positioned at the front of the cartridge housing for interfacing with a capstan in the tape cartridge drive; andan endless drive belt wrapped over the first and second roller sets and the first and second tape packs for imparting rotation of the drive roller to the first and second tape hubs.