Tape drive system or the like
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FIG. 1 is a front, left side perspective view of a tape drive system or the like showing our new design, this embodiment having eight drives;
FIG. 2 is a front, left side perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design for a tape drive system or the like, this embodiment having two drives;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof similar to FIG. 2 but showing the pods on the top surface rotated to alternate positions;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof, it being understood that the rear view of the eight drive embodiment would differ only by the number of drive modules;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view common to both embodiments;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view common to both embodiments;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a greatly enlarged front elevational view of one of the pods on the top surface of both embodiments, the system being fragmentarily shown for convenience of illustration.
The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 1984
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 1986
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Joseph G. Bullock (Tucson, AZ), David M. Gresham (New Haven, CT), Ted F. Kelley (Rochester, MN), Leroy H. Moser (Tucson, AZ), Kenneth L. White (Trumbull, CT), Philip C. Yenerich (Tucson, AZ), Roland Zapfe (Tucson, AZ), Kurt W. Gibson (Tucson, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorneys: Manny W. Schecter, Mark F. Chadurjian, J. Jancin, Jr.
Application Number: 6/589,691
