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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The tape cassette comprises a case body for containing a pair of tape reels wound with a tape-shaped medium and an openable lid member provided in front of the cassette where the tape-shaped medium is exposed to an exterior. In an area adjacent to a joint portion P,between a front plate,and a side plate,of a front lid constituting the lidmember, at least either one of the plates, for example, the side plate,is made thinner in thickness in a form of a slanted face,, etc. Also in an area adjacent to a joint portion P,between a top plate,and a side plate,of an upper lid,, at least either one of the plates, for example, the top plate,is made thinner in thickness in a form of a concave,. With this structure, the areas adjacent to the joint portions P,, P,are hardened earlier than the other areas when the resin is set at the injection molding and the side plates,and,will not be inclined inwardly.