WO1984001657A1 - Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes - Google Patents
Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO1984001657A1 WO1984001657A1 PCT/SE1983/000356 SE8300356W WO8401657A1 WO 1984001657 A1 WO1984001657 A1 WO 1984001657A1 SE 8300356 W SE8300356 W SE 8300356W WO 8401657 A1 WO8401657 A1 WO 8401657A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- tape
- wound
- return
- played
- condition
- Prior art date
Links
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 238000004804 winding Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- KKEBXNMGHUCPEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 4-phenyl-1-(2-sulfanylethyl)imidazolidin-2-one Chemical compound N1C(=O)N(CCS)CC1C1=CC=CC=C1 KKEBXNMGHUCPEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000003292 glue Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 230000006378 damage Effects 0.000 description 5
- 230000000903 blocking effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000003247 decreasing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
- G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
- G11B23/04—Magazines; Cassettes for webs or filaments
Definitions
- This invention relates to a device for a video or audio tape cassette intended for rental purposes, where the tape which contains a pre ⁇ recorded programme of a certain length of playing time, is wound from one spool to the other while playing and is re-wound before being played again.
- the producer has fuii rights to a produced programme, for example, a film.
- the distrubutor gets the right to produce a specific number of copies of recorded video cassettes from the producer at a non-recurring price.
- the distributor hires the cassettes to a rental firm for a specific time, normally one year for a specific price, and the rental firm in turn hires the cassettes to the consumer.
- the distributor reclaims it and destroys it, to avoid worn out cassettes with bad picture and sound quality being hired.
- the rental firm As the rental firm has to pay a specific rent to the distributor during the decided time, it is in the rental firms interest to, in turn, hire each cassette to as many consumers as possible i.e. as many times as possible.
- the rental firm naturally prefers if each consumer only plays a programme once and does not loan it or in turn hire the cassette to his/her friends as the number of consumers thereby is decreased without a corresponding income for the rental firm.
- the present rental system has the disadvantage for the distributor, that he needs a big staff and possibly computers to keep a check on which rental firm has a certain cassette and at what time it is to be called back and destroyed.
- the object of the present invention is to achieve a device of introduct ⁇ ory type with which above said disadvantages can be eliminated and this is facilitated in that the device comprises of a first means having two alternative conditions out of which one, the non-activated condition, implies that the tape is not effected by said means and of which, the second condition, the active condition, implies that the tape is effected by said means while being played or re-wound so that the next playing of the tape becomes impossible or indistinguishable, a second means arranged to achieve a mechanical switch of positions from a first to a second position by detecting the amount of video tape, that can be found on at least one of said spools and to there after return to the first position, a third means operatively connected to the second means and arranged to be moved one step at the mechanical switch of positions and after being moved a pre-decided number of steps to effect said first means to get into the activated position.
- the invention secures that a recorded cassette is only played a pre- decided number of times.
- a device according to the invention means that he can sell the video cassettes on royality bases to the distributor.
- the distributor in turn, sells the cassettes to the rental firm and can decrease his staff and equipment, as he has not got any reason to keep check on which rental firm has which cassette in order to be able to call back the cassette at a right time; any playing of the cassette becomes impossible or indistinguishable after a certain number of plays.
- a device according to the invention means a fairer basis of payment and thereby possibly lower rent and a bigger supply of specialized programmes - the rental firm can, without risk of financial losses, also supply these programmes as the rental is not primarily based on time but on the number of plays of a programme.
- FIG 1 schematically shows an opened video cassette of conventional type with a device according to the invention.
- Figure 2 shows a cross-section along a line A-A in figure 1.
- Figure 3 shows a device according to the invention in its non- activated condition and figure 4 shows the device in its active condi ⁇ tion.
- numeral 1 generally shows a video cassette of conventional type in the frame 2 of which the tape spools 3 > 4 are rotatably mounted between which a tape 5 with a pre-recorded programme with a certain length of playing time is wound in one direction, for example from spool 3 to spool 4, while being played and re-wound in the opposite direction before being played again.
- the embodiment of a device according to the invention shown on the drawing includes, two pivoted arms 6, 7 in the frame 2 where the free ends 8, 9 of the arms 6, 7 are arranged to slide on the tape 5 wound up on the spools 3 > 4 respectively.
- the arms are mutually operatively connected by means of an articulated rod 10 in such a fashion that when the end 8, moves away from the centre 11 of the spool 3 due to an increasing amount of tape 5 on spool 3, the end 9 moves towards the centre 12 of the spool 4 and vice versa.
- the device also includes a disc 13 rotatably mounted co-axialiy with the spool 3 » which at least along a part of its periphery has toothing 14.
- the disc 13 contains a certain number of teeth which will be explained further as follow::;.
- the disc 13 is arranged to be turned in one direction, clockwise in the embodiment shown on the drawing, by a feeding arm 15 operatively connected to the arm 6 and engaging in the toothing 14 and is prevented from turning in the opposite direction by a blocking arm 16 also engaging in the toothing 15. Under the influence of above said movements, which arises on the arm 6 while playing and re ⁇ winding the tape, the feeding arm 15 is thus brought to make a movement going back and forth which makes the disc 13 gradually turn clockwise. Thus the possiblitity of counting the number of plays is achieved.
- the disc 13 is preferably equipped with a running series of numbers which are not shown on the drawing, where the numbers are arranged circularly
- OMPI around the centre 11 of the disc 13 and are shown one by one through a hole in the case of the cassette.
- the device according to the invention includes a destruction means which on the drawing is labelled with 17.
- the destruction means has two conditions of which one, the non-activated condition, the tape 5 is not effected by the destruction means, but in the other condition, the activated condition, the tape 5 is destroyed by the destruction means 17.
- the destruction means 17 consists of a slidingly mounted body 18 with one or more edges 19 facing the tape 5.
- the body 18 is arranged to reach the activated condition under influence of a catch 20 arranged on the disc 13 at the end of the toothing.
- the edges 19 are pushed onto the tape which is cut to pieces or split when playing or re-winding as shown in figure 2, whereby continued use of the cassette is made impossible.
- the desctruction means 17 for example can instead of edges consist of a container with a substance which effects the tape 5 so that the tape is dissolved and/or stuck together.
- the container is opened and brought onto the tape in the activated condi- tion.
- a return spring working on the arm 6 can be used to get the arm 6 to approach the centre of the spool 11 when the tape 5 is wound off the spool 3.
Landscapes
- Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
- Management Or Editing Of Information On Record Carriers (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
BR8307586A BR8307586A (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1983-10-20 | DEVICE FOR A VIDEO-CASSETTE TAPE FOR RENTAL PURPOSES |
AU21256/83A AU2125683A (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1983-10-20 | Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes |
JP50336883A JPS59501966A (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1983-10-20 | Rental video tape cassette device |
FI842498A FI842498A (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1984-06-20 | ANORDINATION FOR VIDEO BAND CASSETTE AVSEDD FOER UTHYRNING. |
DK302384A DK302384A (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1984-06-20 | DEVICE FOR A VIDEO TAPE CARTRIDGE INTENDED FOR RENTAL USE |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
SE8206004A SE430107B (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1982-10-22 | DEVICE IN A BAND BOX THAT AFTER A NUMBER OF PLAYS MAKES THE BAND UNUSABLE |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO1984001657A1 true WO1984001657A1 (en) | 1984-04-26 |
Family
ID=20348309
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/SE1983/000356 WO1984001657A1 (en) | 1982-10-22 | 1983-10-20 | Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0122930A1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK302384A (en) |
FI (1) | FI842498A (en) |
NO (1) | NO842446L (en) |
SE (1) | SE430107B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1984001657A1 (en) |
Cited By (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0129841A2 (en) * | 1983-06-22 | 1985-01-02 | Ulrich Willburger | Cleaning cassette |
EP0224498A1 (en) * | 1985-04-19 | 1987-06-10 | Playcount Pty. Ltd. | Record playback counter |
EP0247252A1 (en) * | 1986-04-01 | 1987-12-02 | ARENA RECREATIONS (TORONTO) LIMITED and WILLIAM LAWRENCE HEISEY, a partnership trading as SINGLE PLAY VIDEO | Tape cassette rewinding machine |
EP0266983A2 (en) * | 1986-10-31 | 1988-05-11 | David H. Rubenstein | Limited play tape cassette system |
WO1989005029A1 (en) * | 1987-11-05 | 1989-06-01 | The Playcount Company | Video cassette rental system and method and record playback counter therefor |
US4847718A (en) * | 1987-12-11 | 1989-07-11 | Nfo Research, Inc. | Cassette with erasing means |
WO1989010616A1 (en) * | 1988-04-26 | 1989-11-02 | Shapecourt Limited | Video and other tape or film cassettes |
US4891712A (en) * | 1987-12-03 | 1990-01-02 | Nfo Research, Inc. | Method of conducting marketing research by using video tape productions |
GB2220190A (en) * | 1988-06-30 | 1990-01-04 | Shapecourt Ltd | Video and other tape or film cassettes |
EP0466008A2 (en) * | 1990-07-07 | 1992-01-15 | TDK Corporation | Cassette tape |
WO1993009539A1 (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1993-05-13 | Arena Recreations (Toronto) Limited And William Lawrence Heisey, A Partnership Trading As Single Play Video | Cassette reel lock control apparatus |
US5228637A (en) * | 1990-07-30 | 1993-07-20 | Arena Recreations (Toronto) Limited | Cassette reel lock control apparatus |
AU715401B2 (en) * | 1997-07-22 | 2000-02-03 | Tlv Co., Ltd. | System for restricting use of a measuring apparatus |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3678215A (en) * | 1969-10-25 | 1972-07-18 | Sony Corp | Counter for a tape recorder/playback mechanism |
US3995319A (en) * | 1974-12-26 | 1976-11-30 | Action Design Limited | Tape recorder cassette adapted to indicate the number of times the tape is played |
GB2083440A (en) * | 1980-09-05 | 1982-03-24 | Staar Sa | Tape cassette with memory device |
-
1982
- 1982-10-22 SE SE8206004A patent/SE430107B/en unknown
-
1983
- 1983-10-20 EP EP83903426A patent/EP0122930A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1983-10-20 WO PCT/SE1983/000356 patent/WO1984001657A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
-
1984
- 1984-06-18 NO NO842446A patent/NO842446L/en unknown
- 1984-06-20 DK DK302384A patent/DK302384A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1984-06-20 FI FI842498A patent/FI842498A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3678215A (en) * | 1969-10-25 | 1972-07-18 | Sony Corp | Counter for a tape recorder/playback mechanism |
US3995319A (en) * | 1974-12-26 | 1976-11-30 | Action Design Limited | Tape recorder cassette adapted to indicate the number of times the tape is played |
GB2083440A (en) * | 1980-09-05 | 1982-03-24 | Staar Sa | Tape cassette with memory device |
Cited By (20)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0129841A2 (en) * | 1983-06-22 | 1985-01-02 | Ulrich Willburger | Cleaning cassette |
EP0129841A3 (en) * | 1983-06-22 | 1985-11-06 | Ulrich Willburger | Cleaning cassette |
EP0224498A1 (en) * | 1985-04-19 | 1987-06-10 | Playcount Pty. Ltd. | Record playback counter |
EP0224498A4 (en) * | 1985-04-19 | 1989-07-11 | Port Jackson Film Prod Pty | Record playback counter. |
EP0247252A1 (en) * | 1986-04-01 | 1987-12-02 | ARENA RECREATIONS (TORONTO) LIMITED and WILLIAM LAWRENCE HEISEY, a partnership trading as SINGLE PLAY VIDEO | Tape cassette rewinding machine |
EP0266983A2 (en) * | 1986-10-31 | 1988-05-11 | David H. Rubenstein | Limited play tape cassette system |
EP0266983A3 (en) * | 1986-10-31 | 1989-08-16 | David H. Rubenstein | Limited play tape cassette system |
WO1989005029A1 (en) * | 1987-11-05 | 1989-06-01 | The Playcount Company | Video cassette rental system and method and record playback counter therefor |
US4891712A (en) * | 1987-12-03 | 1990-01-02 | Nfo Research, Inc. | Method of conducting marketing research by using video tape productions |
US4847718A (en) * | 1987-12-11 | 1989-07-11 | Nfo Research, Inc. | Cassette with erasing means |
EP0339916A1 (en) * | 1988-04-26 | 1989-11-02 | Shapecourt Limited | Video or other tape or film cassettes |
WO1989010616A1 (en) * | 1988-04-26 | 1989-11-02 | Shapecourt Limited | Video and other tape or film cassettes |
GB2220190A (en) * | 1988-06-30 | 1990-01-04 | Shapecourt Ltd | Video and other tape or film cassettes |
EP0466008A2 (en) * | 1990-07-07 | 1992-01-15 | TDK Corporation | Cassette tape |
EP0466008A3 (en) * | 1990-07-07 | 1992-11-25 | Tdk Corporation | Cassette tape |
US5295636A (en) * | 1990-07-07 | 1994-03-22 | Tdk Corporation | Cassette tape with subjectively determined stop position |
US5228637A (en) * | 1990-07-30 | 1993-07-20 | Arena Recreations (Toronto) Limited | Cassette reel lock control apparatus |
WO1993009539A1 (en) * | 1991-11-01 | 1993-05-13 | Arena Recreations (Toronto) Limited And William Lawrence Heisey, A Partnership Trading As Single Play Video | Cassette reel lock control apparatus |
AU715401B2 (en) * | 1997-07-22 | 2000-02-03 | Tlv Co., Ltd. | System for restricting use of a measuring apparatus |
US6556894B1 (en) | 1997-07-22 | 2003-04-29 | Tlv Company, Ltd. | System for restricting use of a measuring apparatus |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
FI842498A0 (en) | 1984-06-20 |
EP0122930A1 (en) | 1984-10-31 |
SE430107B (en) | 1983-10-17 |
FI842498A (en) | 1984-06-20 |
NO842446L (en) | 1984-06-18 |
DK302384D0 (en) | 1984-06-20 |
SE8206004D0 (en) | 1982-10-22 |
DK302384A (en) | 1984-06-20 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4482104A (en) | Tape cassette | |
WO1984001657A1 (en) | Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes | |
US4232840A (en) | Tape cassette | |
CA1072938A (en) | Tape cassette | |
US4660116A (en) | Video tape cassette with internal tape erasing means | |
CA2020214A1 (en) | Reversible cassette | |
US4575778A (en) | Tape cassette containing run counter disc | |
US4763218A (en) | Video tape cassette with internal tape erasing means | |
CA1065053A (en) | Leader for magnetic recording tape | |
AU2125683A (en) | Device for a video tape cassette intended for rental purposes | |
US4554443A (en) | Tape cassettes | |
US5404251A (en) | Auto reverse cassette deck capable of recording/reproducing with two different cassette types and formats | |
US4476510A (en) | Tape cassette | |
EP0224498A1 (en) | Record playback counter | |
EP0096068A1 (en) | Counter assembly for a video cassette | |
JP3464312B2 (en) | Reel for magnetic tape cassette | |
NO822446L (en) | ABSORBING COAT MATERIALS | |
US6433962B2 (en) | Limited initial special use tape cassette with unlimited conventional use thereafter | |
GB2121002A (en) | Tape cassette with counter | |
MXPA01006040A (en) | Limited-use tape cassette. | |
US6429993B1 (en) | Magnetic recording and playing back apparatus | |
JPS59501966A (en) | Rental video tape cassette device | |
US5513052A (en) | Brake mechanism for tape player | |
JPH0233346Y2 (en) | ||
JPH03254483A (en) | Tape and cassette for security of copyright |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Designated state(s): AT AU BR DE DK FI GB JP NL NO US |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB LU NL SE |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 1983903426 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 842498 Country of ref document: FI |
|
WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 1983903426 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWW | Wipo information: withdrawn in national office |
Ref document number: 1983903426 Country of ref document: EP |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8642 |