Patent ID: 6462906
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic tape cartridge comprising a cartridge casing, a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation and a leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape,wherein the improvement comprises that the leader pin comprises a pin body which is provided at its opposite ends with engagement portions which are brought into engagement with a tape drawing mechanism of a recording and reproducing system when the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded in the recording and reproducing system, and a clamp member which is provided with a slit extending in the longitudinal direction thereof and is resiliently press-fitted sideways on the pin body with the leading end portion of the magnetic tape intervening therebetween, thereby clamping the leading end portion of the magnetic tape on the leader pin, the clamp member being provided with at least one flat portion on the outer surface thereof.