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Tape cassette

US9403389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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179References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 2012
Grant dateAug 2, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J32/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tape cassette that includes a generally rectangular box-like housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall defining a periphery of the housing, a first and second cavities extending from the bottom wall and disposed between a tape containing area and the periphery at opposite ends of a diagonal of the generally rectangular box-like housing, at least one tape wound and mounted within the housing in the tape containing area, the at least one tape including a first tape disposed in a first area, the first tape having a hole at a center of winding, and the first area being one of two areas formed by dividing the housing with respect to a line connecting the first and second cavities, and a third cavity that extends in the hole of the first tape from the bottom wall.

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