Patent ID: 9592692
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A tape cassette comprising: a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface, the front surface extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface in a first direction; 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 in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the front surface, the section of the front surface and the first wall forming an exit, an opening extending through the housing in the first direction, 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 in the second direction, the second wall extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface, the connection portion connecting upstream ends of the first wall and the second wall in a feed direction of the tape, the feed direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; and a first surface provided in the connection portion, the first surface being disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface in the first direction, the housing having a first indentation extending from the bottom surface to the first surface.