US4174080A
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Tape cassette
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1978-11-17
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Granted: 1979-11-13
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Expires: 1998-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A tape cassette comprising a pair of case members which are oppositely arranged to form a case body and are each provided with pins at the four corners on the major inner surface, a pair of reel hubs rotatably provided within the case body, and sheet members which are each provided at the four corners with holes and each fixedly attached in place to the major inner surface of the case member in such a manner that the holes receive the corresponding pins on the case member. The interval between each pair of adjacent holes arranged on the sheet member along one of the sides of the sheet member is longer than the corresponding intervals between each pair of adjacent pins arranged on the case member in order that the sheet member bends inwardly within the case body, with the maximally bent center part thereof resiliently contacting the corresponding sides of a tape loaded on the reel hubs.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:38
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/04; G11B23/08; G11B23/087; G11B23/08707; G11B23/08757; G11B23/08764
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A tape cassette having a pair of case members which are oppositely arranged to form a case body and are each provided with pins at the four corners on the major inner surface, a pair of reel hubs rotatably provided within the case body, and sheet members which are each provided at the four corners with holes and each fixedly attached in place to the major inner surface of the case member in such a manner that the holes receive the corresponding pins on the case member, wherein the distance between each pair of adjacent holes arranged on the sheet member along one of the sides of the sheet member is longer than the corresponding distance between each pair of adjacent pins arranged on the case member in order that the sheet member bends inwardly within the case body, with the maximally bent center part thereof resiliently contacting the corresponding sides of a tape loaded on the reel hubs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A tape cassette having a pair of case members which are oppositely arranged to form a case body and are each provided with pins at the four corners on the major inner surface, a pair of reel hubs rotatably provided within the case body, and sheet members which are each provided at the four corners with holes and each fixedly attached in place to the major inner surface of the case member in such a manner that the holes receive the corresponding pins on the case member, wherein the distance between each pair of adjacent holes arranged on the sheet member along one of the sides of the sheet member is longer than the corresponding distance between each pair of adjacent pins arranged on the case member in order that the sheet member bends inwardly within the case body, with the maximally bent center part thereof resiliently contacting the corresponding sides of a tape loaded on the reel hubs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A tape cassette according to claim 1, wherein the distance between each pair of adjacent holes on the sheet member along the line connecting two openings for receiving the pair of reel hubs are equal to each other, and the distance between each pair of adjacent pins arranged correspondingly with respect to said hole distance are equal to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tape cassette according to claim 1, wherein one distance between one pair of adjacent holes arranged with respect to said one hole distance is shorter than the other pin distance of the other pair thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A tape cassette according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the respective pairs of adjacent holes arranged orthogonal to the line connecting the two openings for receiving the reel hubs are equal to each other, and the distance between the respective pairs of adjacent pins correspondingly arranged with respect to said hole distances are also equal to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A tape cassette according to claim 1, wherein one distance between one pair of adjacent holes arranged orthogonally to the line connecting the two openings for receiving the reel hubs is shorter than the other hole distance of the other pair thereof, and one distance between one pair of adjacent pins correspondingly with respect to said one hole distance is shorter than the other pin distance of the other pair thereof.
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