Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information... – Cartridge system
Patent
1997-08-14
1999-02-09
Nguyen, John Q.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...
Cartridge system
2423384, 360132, G11B 23087, G11B 2304
Patent
active
058683372
ABSTRACT:
A tape cassette including: a case consisting of an upper half and a lower half, and having a recess in its front side; two tape reels rotatably supported within the case; a recording tape having opposite ends fastened to the two tape reels, respectively, and wound on the two tape reels so that a portion thereof extends along the front side of the recess of the case; and a lid assembly covering the portion of the recording tape extending along the front side of the recess while the tape cassette is not in use; wherein the lower half is formed with locating contact protrusions; the locating contact protrusions being contacted with locating lugs formed in a recording/reproducing apparatus for locating a miniature tape cassette commonly used for the recording/reproducing apparatus; and the locating contact protrusions being engaged with gaps formed on the lower edge of a front surface portion of the lid assembly when the tape cassette is not in use and the lid assembly is at its closed position.
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Fujii Hiroshi
Ota Shuichi
Sawada Takashi
Takase Masaki
Yamaguchi Masato
Frommer William S.
Nguyen John Q.
Sony Corporation
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