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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Nobuo Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuo Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
In the tape printing apparatus, in the state that the back coveris not attached to the apparatus body, the coil spring memberurges the stopper memberso as to rotate and the cutter leverbecomes inoperable based on that the engagement portionA of the stopper memberis engaged with the difference portionof the cutter lever, and in the state that the back coveris attached to the apparatus body, the stopper memberis rotated against the urging force of the coil spring memberbased on that the engagement libof the back coveris engaged with the engagement portionB of the stopper memberand the cutter leverbecomes operable based on that the engagement portionA of the stopper memberis released from the difference portionof the cutter lever