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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1992
Mitsuo Utsumi, Yawata, JP;
Osamu Zaitsu, Neyagawa, JP;
Makoto Okuda, Hirakata, JP;
Jiro Kajino, Neyagawa, JP;
Tatsuhiro Yabuki, Neyagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A tape cassette to be mounted on a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. A magnetic tape is extended in front of an opening formed at a front part of a housing. The housing is provided with a front cover for covering the tape. The tape is exposed by an upward rotation of the front cover. The front cover is upwardly rotated when a slider, which is slidably attached to the housing, is slid rearward with respect to the housing. The slider, which is in engagement with an engaging member, is slid by relative movement of the engaging member and the housing. The slider is locked to the housing by a locking member, which unlocks the slider when the engaging member is engaged with the slider.