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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kumagai, Miyagi, JP;
Yuji Iwahashi, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic tape cartridge includes a reel that is capable of winding a magnetic tape thereonto, a cartridge main body that is capable of accommodating the reel, a leader pin that is attached to the magnetic tape wound onto the reel and is capable of moving between a first position where the leader pin is accommodated in the cartridge main body and a second position where the leader pin is taken out of the cartridge main body, and a retention clip that is disposed in the cartridge main body and includes an elastic member which is capable of deforming elastically following the movement of the leader pin along with a tip end portion protruding on the path of the movement of the leader pin. The retention clip includes an abutting portion that is capable of abutting on the cartridge main body in response to the movement of the leader pin.