The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360132 ; 242 76 ; 242199 ;
Abstract
A tape cassette comprises a cassette casing composed of upper and lower halves, wherein fixed tape guides each having a partially or completely cylindrical configuration are disposed along a tape transportation path defined within the casing. Each of the tape guides is secured fixedly by press-fitting it onto a continuous or discontinuous polygonal supporting rib dimensioned to be circumscribed by the tape guide.