Patent ID: 6166882
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic tape cartridge comprising:a housing having a base and a recess;a first hub and a second hub each rotatably mounted on said base in said housing;a magnetic tape carried on said first hub and said second hub in said housing so as to be wound from said first hub onto said second hub in a first transport direction and unwound from said second hub onto said first hub in a second transport direction opposite said first transport direction;a drive puck rotatably mounted on said base in said housing and having a circumferential portion accessible from an exterior of said housing through said recess, said drive puck being disposed in said housing in direct contact with said tape for moving said tape in said first transport direction upon rotation of said drive puck in a first rotational direction and for moving said tape in said second transport direction upon rotation of said drive puck in a second rotational direction opposite said first rotational direction; androller wheel means rotatably mounted in said housing adjacent said drive puck with said tape being disposed between said roller wheel means and said drive puck and in contact with said roller wheel means, for exerting a force on said tape for maintaining said tape in said direct contact with said drive puck during rotation of said drive puck.