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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1980
Ken Satoh, Akigawa, JP;
Seizo Watanabe, Hachioji, JP;
Sinichi Saitou, Hachioji, JP;
Toshikazu Kato, Hino, JP;
Ken Ohshima, Hachioji, JP;
Tsutomu Shibata, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Kimura, Tachikawa, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tape cassette according to this invention comprises at least three guide rollers disposed inside the housing of the tape cassette. The at least three guide rollers define a position of the magnetic recording tape of the tape cassette relative to the housing across the thickness thereof while the tape is travelling from one of two reel hubs held by the housing along a path extending adjacent a front wall of the housing, the front wall having openings for the insertion of a magnetic head and a pinch roller.