Patent ID: 6484957
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A tape cassette comprising:a case body; and a pair of hub members stored rotatably in said case body, around which a tape member is wound, wherein each of said hub members comprises: a body having a through hole formed therethrough for reception of a rotative driving spindle of a driving device, the through hole having a first end into which the rotative driving spindle is inserted; and a plurality of spline projections formed radially around said through hole, the spline projections extending inwardly into said through hole, each of the said spline projections having an outward taper along a length thereof towards the first end of the through hole and wherein a hub body includes an upper face and a lower face, the first end of the through hole being at the lower face such that each spline projection has a greater width at the lower face than at the upper face.