Patent ID: 6863233
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic tape cassette comprising: a cassette case including upper and lower cassette halves and being provided with an opening at a front side thereof; a pair of tape guides respectively formed in said lower cassette half at sides of said opening; and an open/close lid for covering a magnetic tape stretched between said tape guides, said open/close lid including an inner lid adapted to cover a back face of said magnetic tape, wherein said inner lid is provided with slide pins projected from both ends thereof and adapted to be slidably engaged with cam grooves formed on inner faces of said tape guides, wherein said upper cassette half is provided with cam covers at a front edge thereof projected forward so as to be positioned above said cam grooves for said inner lid, and wherein protrusions are provided at inner base parts of the cam covers, wherein opposite side faces of said inner lid are guided and restricted in position by inner faces of said protrusions when said inner lid is opened and closed.