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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Hashizume, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/3087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/3087 ;
Abstract
A tape cassette having a case body including an upper case and a lower case, a recessed portion formed on the side of a lower surface of the case body, and a slider so provided in the case body as to be slidable for opening and closing the recessed portion, is disclosed. The tape cassette further has a lock member positioned at an opening of the lower case to lock the slider in respective positions where the recessed portion is closed and opened, and a biasing member, supported at its two side ends with the opening being interposed therebetween by an inner surface of the lower case, for biasing the slider to a lock position.