Patent ID: 9346296
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A tape cassette comprising: a generally rectangular box-like housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, and a side wall defining a periphery of the housing; at least one tape wound and mounted within the housing in a tape containing area defined within the periphery; first and second openings disposed between the tape containing area and the periphery at opposite ends of a diagonal of the housing, the diagonal connecting a first corner portion and a second corner portion of the housing, the first opening being formed in the bottom wall and the second opening being formed in the top wall, the first opening being disposed in the first corner portion and the second opening being disposed in the second corner portion, the second opening being an elongated opening in the top wall, the second opening having a length greater than a width, the length being a maximum dimension of the second opening and the width being a minimum dimension of the second opening, the length extending perpendicular to the diagonal; and a cylindrical shaped tape feed roller rotatably disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall to draw out the at least one tape and having an insert hole opening in the bottom wall via the first opening.