Adapter for a miniature type tape cassette

An adapter for a miniature type tape cassette having an external form and size smaller than those of a standard type tape cassette, said miniature type tape cassette being used with a recording and/or reproducing apparatus of a type different from a standard type recording and/or reproducing apparatus primarily designed for performing recording and/or reproduction with said standard type tape cassette, said miniature type tape cassette comprising a cassette case smaller than said standard type tape cassette, a tape accommodated within said cassette case and forming a tape path along a front of said cassette case when said miniature type tape cassette is not used, and a lid provided at the front of said cassette case in a state free to open and close, and covering the tape forming said tape path in front of said cassette case in its closed state, said lid being open in a state where said miniature type tape cassette is accommodated within said adapter, said adapter comprising:

• an adapter case having an external form and size substantially identical to those of said standard type tape cassette;
• an accommodating part for accommodating said miniature type tape cassette;
• tape draw-out means provided within said adapter case, for drawing out the tape from said miniature type tape cassette so as to form a predetermined tape path within said adapter case;
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• lid stopping means for stopping a lower surface of said open lid of said miniature type tape cassette accommodated within said accommodating part, at least at a substantially central part along a longitudinal direction of said lid.