Patent ID: 6266215
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus for mounting a tape drive head to a carriage, comprising:an inside corner on one of the head or the carriage;a mating outside corner on the other of the head or the carriage, the inside and outside corners configured to fit together when the head is fastened to the carriage; anda threaded fastener, a through hole in one of the head or the carriage and a threaded hole in the other of the head or the carriage, the hole in the carriage aligned with the hole in the head when the head is mounted to the carriage and the threaded hole angled toward the inside corner, the fastener and holes thereby configured to pull one of the inside corner or the outside corner into the other of the inside corner or the outside corner as the head is fastened to the carriage.