Tape cassette
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkira Osanai, Toshihisa Nakao
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Abstract
In the cassette disclosed, a cassette housing with magnetic tape has openings at the front surface thereof for receiving a magnetic head, a pinch roller and the like. A pair of tape pad springs for pressing against the head of the openings are integrally formed with the housing.
Claims11
A tape cassette, comprising a cassette housing having upper and lower portions and a front edge, a magnetic tape accommodated therein, a pair of openings provided at the front edge of the housing for receiving a magnetic head, an opening for a pinch roller, and a pair of tape press pad springs integrally formed with the cassette housing.
A tape cassettte, comprising a cassette housing having upper and lower portions and a front edge, a pair of tape hubs rotatably mounted in the housing, a magnetic tape mounted on the hubs, means for guiding the tape from one hub to the other, said housing forming a pair of magnetic head receiving openings straddling the center of the edge, said housing forming an opening for a pinch roller between the magnetic head receiving openings, and a pair of tape press pad springs integrally formed with the cassette housing and extending to the head receiving openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.