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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicant:
Teruo Sogabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventor:
Teruo Sogabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 23/04 (2006.01); G11B 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape cartridge includes a case, a magnetic tape stored in the case, and a write protect structure for blocking information recording onto the magnetic tape, in which the write protect structure includes, for example, a slidable write protect member and a retention member (e.g., a guide wall) capable of retaining the write protect member in a specified position, and the retention member is capable of reversibly retaining the write protect member at least in a first position and a second position and irreversibly retaining the write protect member in a third position.