Reel for use in magnetic tape cassette
US5911387A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/044
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reel for use in a magnetic tape cassette which includes upper and lower flanged tape reels housed in a cassette case made up of upper and lower cassette halves. The reel is characterized by including a clamp member which is press-fitted into a cutout formed in the outer peripheral surface of a reel hub of the tape reel to thereby hold the end of a magnetic tape wound on the reel hub, the clamp member being fitted into a receiving recess formed in the interior surface of at least one of the upper and lower flanges of the tape reels.
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