Patent ID: 7243871

Claim:
A data storage tape cartridge comprising: a housing having an access opening, a first interior surface of the housing proximate the access opening including: a retention wall, and a docking ramp defining a capture height proximate the retention wall and an entry height opposite the capture height, the docking ramp configured to transition lengthwise from the entry height to the capture height, wherein the capture height is greater than the entry height, the capture height being substantially equivalent to a height of at least a portion of the retention wall; a tape reel assembly including a hub, the tape reel assembly disposed within the housing; a storage tape wrapped about the hub; and a leader member fixed to a leading end of the storage tape, wherein a first end of the leader member abuts, and is removably secured to, the retention wall of the housing, wherein a front face and a back face on the docking ramp are unsupported.