Single reel cartridge with thinner cover and deep label recess

An injection molded cartridge cover for use in a tape cartridge insertable into a tape drive apparatus, the cartridge cover comprising:

• a rear wall;
• two opposing side walls;
• a front wall;
• an upper wall connecting the rear, front, and side walls, wherein the upper wall has an upper surface and a lower surface;
• and
• a substantially rectangular recessed portion located on the upper surface of the upper wall, wherein the recessed portion is adapted to receive an identifying label and is adapted to receive ribs on the base of an adjacent cartridge when a plurality of cartridges are stacked one on top of the other, wherein the depth of the recessed portion varies, wherein the depth of the recessed portion is greater adjacent its edges than at its center, and wherein the depth of every point in the recessed portion is less than the depth of the upper wall outside the area of the recessed portion.

A single reel tape cartridge insertable into a tape drive apparatus comprising:

• a leader block;
• a length of tape connected at one end to the leader block;
• a tape reel on which the tape is wound;
• a base;
• and
• an injection molded cover, wherein the cover comprises a rear wall;
• two opposing side walls;
• a front wall;
• and an upper wall connecting the rear, front, and side walls;
• wherein the upper wall has an upper surface, a lower surface, a substantially rectangular recessed portion located on the upper surface, and a stepped portion located on a portion of the upper wall corresponding in location to the recessed portion and extending from the lower surface of the upper wall, wherein the depth of the stepped portion is defined as extending from the plane in the upper wall coplanar with the lower surface, wherein the recessed portion is adapted to receive an identifying label and is adapted to receive ribs on the base of an adjacent cartridge when a plurality of cartridges are staked one on top of the other, and wherein the depth of every point in the recessed portion is less than the depth of the upper wall outside the area of the recessed portion.

A single reel tape cartridge insertable into a tape drive apparatus comprising:

• a leader block;
• a length of tape connected at one end to the leader block;
• a tape reel on which the tape is wound;
• a base;
• and
• an injection molded cover, wherein the cover comprises a rear wall;
• two opposing side walls;
• a front wall;
• and an upper wall connecting the rear, front, and side walls;
• wherein the upper wall has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a substantially rectangular recessed portion located on the upper surface, wherein the recessed portion is adapted to receive an identifying label and is adapted to receive ribs on the base of an adjacent cartridge when a plurality of cartridges are stacked one on top of the other, wherein the depth of the recessed portion varies, wherein the depth of the recessed portion is greater adjacent its edges than at its center, and wherein the depth of every point in the recessed portion is less than the depth of the upper wall outside the area of the recessed portion.