Patent ID: 6334724
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B26D,B41J

Abstract:
A tape cassette for use in a printing device having a tape cassette mounting area including a base surface, a printing head support extending upwardly from the base surface, the printing head support comprising a first surface supporting a printing head, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a coupling ridge formed on the printing head support and extending substantially parallel to the first and second surfaces, the tape cassette comprising:a cassette casing comprising upper and lower surfaces and a lateral surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces, the cassette casing housing a tape that can be moved in a tape feeding direction past the printing head; and a head accommodating portion formed in the cassette casing and having an upstream side and a downstream side in the tape feeding direction, the head accommodating portion receiving the printing head support when the tape cassette is mounted in the mounting area, the head accommodating portion including a protrusion that extends opposite to the tape feeding direction from the downstream side of the head accommodating portion; the protrusion receiving the coupling ridge on the printing head support to prevent the tape from contacting the printing head support when the cassette casing is positioned in the mounting area.