Tape cassette having a biased locked member
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorsKenji Hashizume, Shinichi Sato
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Abstract
A tape cassette having a case body including an upper case and a lower case, a recessed portion formed on the side of a lower surface of the case body, and a slider so provided in the case body as to be slidable for opening and closing the recessed portion, is disclosed. The tape cassette further has a lock member positioned at an opening of the lower case to lock the slider in respective positions where the recessed portion is closed and opened, and a biasing member, supported at its two side ends with the opening being interposed therebetween by an inner surface of the lower case, for biasing the slider to a lock position.
Claims13
A tape cassette comprising:
- a case body including an upper case and a lower case;
- a recessed portion formed on the side of a lower surface of said case body;
- a slider so provided in said case body as to be slideable for opening and closing said recessed portion;
- a lock member positioned at an opening of said lower case to lock said slider in respective positions where said recessed portion is closed and opened;
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- a biasing member, supported at its two side portions in an inner surface of said lower case so as to interpose the opening between the two side portions, for biasing said lock member to a lock position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.