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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1995
Tatehiko Ikeda, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Haruomi Enomoto, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Tomoaki Shimazu, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The tape cassette comprising a hub, an engagement cavity recessed on the outer periphery of the hub, and a clamper fitted into the engagement cavity, wherein the base end part of a tape is engaged between the engagement cavity and the clamper, and the tape is wound around the hub, characterized in that opposite inner upper edges of the engagement cavity each have first end portions and opposite side edges on a tape winding surface of the clamper each have second end portions facing the first end portions, and each of gaps between the first end portions and the second end portions is dimensioned to be about 0.02 mm to about 0.10 mm.