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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1992
Hidetoshi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A cassette for a VCR or the like is provided with a guard panel for covering a front surface opening of the cassette. The guard panel is provided with side plates at opposite ends thereof, and the side plates each have a support shaft for roratably mountin the guard panel to the cassette. One of the side plates is provided with a rib which is received in a gap formed in the cassette so that the guard panel, when covering the front surface opening of the cassette, is prevented from being dislodged by a shock or the like such as when the cassette is accidentally dropped. Alternatively, the cassette may be provided with a rib which fits into a stepped portion formed on one of the side plates to achieve the same result.