Patents Assigned to Marathon Products Corporation
  • Equalizer for tape tension
    Patent number: 4427160
    Abstract: In a tape cartridge, an equalizer for tension in the tape, comprising a unitary oscillatable member having means bearing on the tape at the takeoff area of a reel on a loose hub, and a second means bearing on the tape at the return or feedback area, the tape itself causing oscillation of the equalizer to avoid unequal tension in the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Marathon Products Corporation
    Inventor: Richard D. Myers