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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Kazuo Hiraguchi, Odawara, JP;
Kiyoo Morita, Odawara, JP;
Kenji Takenoshita, Odawara, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording tape cartridge is provided with a case rotatably accommodating a reel around which a tape is wound and including an opening from which the tape may be drawn out, a leader portion including guard portions disposed at both ends thereof in a width direction of a tape, recessed housing portions formed in the case as a vertical pair that face the opening and that allow the guard portions to be inserted, and a pair of leader holding members that form part of respective pin receiving portions together with the recessed housing portions. Each leader holding member includes, integrally, a fixed portion fixed to the inside of the case, a retaining spring that engages with one of the guard portions in one of the recessed housing portions from the opening side thereof, and an overhanging portion that covers the guard portion in one of the recessed housing portions.