Patent ID: 7520461
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A take-up reel for a single reel cartridge magnetic tape drive, said single reel cartridge including a magnetic tape on a reel, said magnetic tape including a leader pin at a free end, comprising: a first flange and a second flange spaced from one another to define a tape winding space therebetween; a central hub mounted between said first and second flanges, said central hub having a substantially cylindrical wall defining an interior space, said cylindrical wall defining a slot open to said interior space; a leader pin gripper selectively receivable in said slot in said central hub, said leader pin gripper including: first and second arms pivotally mounted in said interior space of said central hub, said first and second arms each having a free end disposed so that pivoting movement of said first and second arms brings said free ends closer together and alternately further apart, said first and second arms being biased to pivot said free ends toward one another;