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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Koshiro Yamaguchi, Kakamigahara, JP;

Akira Sago, Seto, JP;

Takashi Horiuchi, Kariya, JP;

Tsutomu Kato, Nagoya, JP;

Teruo Imamaki, Nissin, JP;

Yasuhiro Shibata, Okazaki, JP;

Susumu Murata, Konan, JP;

Kengo Noda, Inazawa, JP;

Assignee:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 35/28 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 32/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 32/00 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41J 15/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tape cassette that includes a housing, a wound tape, an arm portion, and a first surface. The housing has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface. The front surface extends from the bottom surface toward the top surface in a first direction. The arm portion is defined by a section of the front surface and a first wall. An opening extends through the housing in the first direction. The opening is defined by the first wall, a second wall, and a connection portion. The first surface is provided in the connection portion. The first surface is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface in the first direction. The housing has a first indentation extending from the bottom surface to the first surface.


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