Cassette case for containing magnetic tape

Abstract

There is provided a cassette case for containing a magnetic tape therein, including (a) a pair of cassette halves, the cassette halves being formed with a front opening through which a magnetic tape is to be exposed, (b) a pair of reels disposed in the cassette halves for rotation, (c) a magnetic tape wound around the reels, and (d) a guard panel including a front panel and a pair of side panels integral with the front panel at opposite ends thereof. The side panels is carried at the cassette halves so that the guard panel can rotate relative to the cassette halves and thereby the front panel opens and closes the opening. The front panel is formed with thicker-walled portions at each of which a groove is formed for locking the guard panel to the cassette halves. The front panel is formed with recesses closer to a proximal end of the front panel than the grooves, the recesses extending in a widthwise direction of the front panel.

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