Tape cartridge with reel lock release member having gradually decreasing thickness extension portions

A tape cartridge, comprising:

• a reel that includes a reel hub including a cylindrical surface and a cylindrical bottom portion, the cylindrical surface having an axis in a uniaxial direction, a tape being wound on the cylindrical surface, a plurality of through holes penetrating in the uniaxial direction being formed in the cylindrical bottom portion;
• a cartridge case that rotatably houses the reel;
• a reel lock member that includes a projecting portion projecting toward the cylindrical bottom portion in the uniaxial direction and is urged in the uniaxial direction to engage with the reel hub;
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• a reel lock release member that includes a main body and a plurality of leg portions, the main body being disposed between the reel lock member and the cylindrical bottom portion, the plurality of leg portions extending from the main body in the uniaxial direction and being inserted into the plurality of through holes, the reel lock release member releasing engagement of the reel lock member and the reel hub on a basis of movement in the uniaxial direction against an urging force of the reel lock member, the main body including a central portion and a plurality of extension portions, the central portion being in contact with the projecting portion, the plurality of extension portions extending radially along a direction perpendicular to the uniaxial direction from the central portion to end portions connected to the plurality of leg portions, thicknesses of the plurality of extension portions along the uniaxial direction gradually decreasing from the central portion toward the end portions.