×

Bulk degausser

  • US 4,751,608 A
  • Filed: 10/14/1986
  • Issued: 06/14/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A drive mechanism for translating and rotating a reel of high energy magnetic tape, said mechanism being a part of a bulk degausser which erases said tape, said degausser including a frame holding a coil for generating magnetic fields, said coil defining a window for passage by said tape, said drive mechanism comprising:

  • an arm guided for reciprocal movement along a path extending through said window, said arm having a forward end and a rearward end;

    a hub for holding said reel and rotatable carried adjacent said forward end;

    a motor carried by said arm adjacent said rearward end;

    an endless means driven by said motor and trained around said hub to rotate said hub, said endless means having two runs extending between said hub and said motor with the first run advancing toward said hub and the second run advancing toward said motor when said hub is driven;

    a support held by said frame; and

    a drive carried by said support for selectively engaging one of said runs to move said reel through said window.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×