Tape cassette with improved spring for locking plate

Details Tape cassette with improved spring for locking plate Tape cassette with improved spring for locking plate

1994-07-25

1996-04-16

Darling, John P.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Unwinding and rewinding a machine convertible information...

Cartridge system

G11B 23087

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055074448

ABSTRACT:
A tape cassette is provided which includes a cassette body composed of an upper case and a lower case between which a tape wound on a pair of hubs is housed, and a front cover or lid pivotally mounted on a front end of the cassette body, a locking plate for locking said front cover and a resilient member for biasing said locking plate toward a position to lock the front cover, characterized in that the resilient member is in the form of a ring-form spring. The ring-form spring is simple in construction and easy to produce and assemble.

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