Abstract: A tape transport machine for feeding the tape of a tape cartridge or cassette includes a bridge member which carries a magnetic sensing head and a pressure wheel co-operating with a drive capstan to feed the tape. The bridge includes a one-piece synthetic plastic moulding which incorporates integral hinges, one for moving the bridge arcuately across the tape deck, a second for adjusting the angle of the sensing head relative to the plane of the deck and the third for adjusting the position of the pressure wheel towards and away from the cartridge.

Abstract: A tape-pack carrier for a continuous loop tape cartridge comprises a hub for receiving the tape as a pack coiled therearound and to be mounted non-rotatively within the cartridge and an opening in the peripheral wall of the cartridge for the tape to be pulled through from the innermost turn of the pack causing the pack to rotate around the hub. A supporting means extends radially from the hub for supporting the tape pack over one side of the pack, particularly while the tape is being wound onto the hub. Cartridges into which the tape-pack carrier is non-rotatively fitted include guide means for guiding the tape along a fixed path from the innermost turn of the pack and back onto the pack as the outermost turn.