WITHDRAWING A MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE FROM A CASSETTE AND ENGAGING A LOOP FORMED IN THE TAPE WITH THE GUIDE DRUM OF A MAGNETIC RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING APPARATUS

摘要

A plurality of fingers which are movable longitudinally and rotatably are mounted on a video tape recorder housing. The fingers grasp the portion of magnetic tape which is between the ends of supply and take-up reels and form this portion of the tape into a loop. The loop is automatically drawn over the circumference of a record/playback head and is automatically removed therefrom without the operator touching the tape. Provision is also made to preclude the inadvertent removal of the tape during a play or record cycle.