Cassette tape recorder

In a cassette tape recorder comprising a locking mechanism for locking an enabling operation means for keeping a tape recorder mechanism in a desired operation mode, a stop operation means for releasing the lock effected by the locking mechanism and for bringing said tape recorder mechanism to a stop mode, and an ejecting means for ejecting a cassette tape in a cassette mounting part of said tape recorder mechanism;

• the improvement which comprises an ejection control mechanism which is controlled by said enabling operation means, to be non-engageable with respect to said ejecting means when said enabling operation means is locked and to be engageable when said enabling operation means is not locked, said ejection control mechanism operating the ejecting means to eject the cassette tape through the locking mechanism by a stop operation when it is engageable and when said stop operation means is operated.