Magnetic tape cassette

Claim 1

A magnetic tape cassette for magnetic recording and play-back devices comprising a substantially rectangular, two-part housing comprised of an upper part which has an upper main wall and a lower part which has a lower main wall, each part with three side walls, and an opening along a front side of the cassette, along which a magnetic tape is transportable from two plane-parallel-positioned reels, and a pivotal front lid mounted on said housing which partly overlaps the side walls and which releases and closes said opening and comprises an outer cover and an inner cover positioned intermediate said outer cover and said upper part, by which the magnetic tape is enclosable in the closed position of said front lid, the front lid being biassed by a two-armed safety bar which may be moved backwards and forwards and is positioned on one side of the lower part of the cassette, the swivel range of which is restricted by a pin on the inside of the side part of the front lid, characterised in that the two-armed safety bar extends beyond its bearing journal, and the extension in the closed position of the front lid serves as a stop on the wall, positioned behind, on the upper part of the cassette, and a U-shaped leaf spring is provided to bias the safety bolt between the back wall of the safety bar bearing and the adjacent safety bar arm.