Pad provided in the interior of a videotape cassette
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsKengo Oishi, Choji Komiyama, Osamu Suzuki
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pad which is to be provided in the interior of a videotape cassette according to this invention is in the form of a hollow cylinder. When fitted in place in the interior of a videotape cassette, the cylindrical pad is yieldingly deformed to produce a resilient force, thereby pushing a videotape against an associated guide stud. Because of the cylindrical shape, the pad requires no large space to mount, and accordingly a videotape cassette can be substantially reduced in size. The cylindrical pad need only be pushed into place in the interior of a cassette housing, and this easy mounting is advantageous to the mass-production of videotape cassettes.
Claims6
A videotape cassette comprising two halves, one of which is equipped with an upright guide stud and two opposing upright mount studs, and a hollow cylindrical pad of a resilient or flexible material, said pad being fitted in between the guide stud and the mount studs with the lower wall of the hollow cylinder inserted in between and retained by the opposing mount studs, the pad being adapted to yieldingly deform and resiliently push a videotape against the guide stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.