Claims
- 1. A pack of magnetic recording tape comprising:a reel hub; a leader tape secured to the reel hub; a web of magnetic recording tape having an elongated dimension; a splicing tape which secures the web to the leader, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape is oriented non-orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web and substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape.
- 2. The pack of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape has at least one of its ends oriented non-orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web.
- 3. The pack of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape has at least one of its ends oriented substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape.
- 4. The pack of claim 1, wherein at least an intermediate segment of the splicing tape is oriented substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape, and wherein an edge segment of the splicing tape is oriented orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web in a zone of the web in which data is not transduced.
- 5. The pack of claim 4, wherein an end of the splicing tape essentially has a “Z” shape.
- 6. A cassette of magnetic recording tape comprising:a cassette housing; a reel hub rotatably mounted in the cassette housing; a leader tape secured to the reel hub; a web of magnetic recording tape having an elongated dimension; a splicing tape which secures the web to the leader, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape is oriented non-orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web and substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape.
- 7. The cassette of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape has at least one of its ends oriented non-orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web.
- 8. The cassette of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the splicing tape has at least one of its ends oriented substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape.
- 9. The cassette of claim 6, wherein at least an intermediate segment of the splicing tape is oriented substantially parallel to a helical scan data track to be transduced on the magnetic tape, and wherein an edge segment of the splicing tape is oriented orthogonally to the elongated dimension of the web in a zone of the web in which data is not transduced.
- 10. The cassette of claim 6, wherein at least one end of the splicing tape essentially has a “Z” shape.
Parent Case Info
This application is related to simultaneously-filed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/617,000, entitled “MAGNETIC TAPE SPLICING FOR REDUCING TAPE PACK DISTORTION” which is incorporated herein by reference.
US Referenced Citations (9)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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406064796-A |
Mar 1994 |
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