Patent ID: 6969020
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A recording tape cartridge comprising: a case which rotatably and vertically movably accommodates a single reel on which recording tape is wound; an aperture formed in a peripheral wall of the case for enabling drawing out of the recording tape; a projection portion which projects upward from a lower edge of the aperture; a leader block fixed to an end portion of the recording tape, the leader block being capable of being drawn out by a drawing-out mechanism of a drive device, and capable of closing the aperture; a first urging member disposed between a ceiling plate at an upper side of the case and the reel, for urging the reel downward; and a second urging member mounted at the ceiling plate at the upper side of the case, for urging the leader block that is closing the aperture downward further than the projection portion.