Tape cassette
US9498998B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J35/36
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path to the tape feed exit, a recess formed on the front wall extending from a bottom surface of the housing towards a top surface of the housing, and a first tape type indicator aperture on a bottom edge of the front wall. The first tape type indicator aperture is positioned downstream, in a tape feed direction, of the recess. The tape feed direction is a direction in which the tape is configured to be fed along a portion of the tape feed path proximate to the front wall.
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