| US 7,556,215 B2 | ||
| Data storage tape cartridge and system including storage tape having a transition tape | ||
| Fred W Livermore, Stillwater, Minn. (US); Saeed A Fahimi, Bloomington, Minn. (US); G. Phillip Rambosek, Shafer, Minn. (US); Peter A. Ridl, Oakdale, Minn. (US); and William J. Vanderheyden, Loveland, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Imation Corp., Oakdale, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/318,117. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0145173 A1, Jun. 28, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 23/107 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 242—348.2 [360/132] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A data storage tape cartridge comprising:
a housing;
a tape reel assembly rotatably disposed within the housing, the tape reel assembly including a hub;
a storage tape wound onto the tape reel assembly, the storage tape including a primary tape portion extending from the hub
to a first end and a transition tape coupled to the first end of the primary tape portion and extending to a leading end,
wherein the transition tape is thicker than the primary tape portion;
a leader coupled to the leading end of the transition tape;
a transition tape splice extending between the first end of the primary tape portion and a trailing end of the transition
tape; and
a leader tab splice extending between a leading end of the transition tape and the leader.
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