Patent ID: 9409425
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A tape cassette comprising: a housing having a top case and a bottom case, the top case having a top surface, the bottom case having a bottom surface, the housing having a front surface and a pair of side surfaces, the front surface extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface; a wound tape mounted within the housing; an arm portion defined by a section of the front surface and a first wall, the first wall extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface and being spaced from the section of the front surface, the section of the front surface and the first wall forming an exit, the arm portion directing the tape generally in parallel with the front surface to the exit; an opening extending through the housing in a first direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the top surface or the bottom surface, the opening being defined by the first wall, a second wall and a connection portion, the first wall and the second wall facing each other, the first wall being disposed between the second wall and the front surface, the second wall extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface and being generally parallel to the front surface, the connection portion connecting upstream side ends of the first wall and the second wall in a feed direction of the tape, the connection portion being positioned in an end which is connected to the upstream side ends; and a first surface provided in the connection portion and in the bottom case, the first surface being disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface in the first direction, the bottom case having a first indentation extending from the bottom surface to the first surface.