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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideaki Kawada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360132 ; 242199 ;
Abstract
A tape cassette of the kind that can be obtained in various sizes dependent upon the length of the tape contained therein is provided with a lid that protects the tape across the front threading area of the cassette. The lid extends for a distance less than the length of the front wall of the tape cassette, and the lid is provided with side elements that extend into the front wall of the tape cassette and that cooperate with tape reel locking elements and lid locking elements located inside the tape cassette. By providing a shorter length lid mechanical problems caused by long lids needed for larger size cassettes are avoided.