Patent ID: 7523887

Claim:
A reel comprising: a hub on which a recording tape is wound; an upper flange provided at one end portion of the hub so as to hold one widthwise end portion of the recording tape; and a lower flange provided at the other end portion of the hub so as to hold the other widthwise end portion of the recording tape in cooperation with the upper flange, wherein: the hub is structured to include a tube shaped reinforcing ring and a resin ring integrally formed on an outer peripheral face of the reinforcing ring, a step portion is formed along a circumferential direction between a lower face of one end portion at the lower flange side of the resin ring and a lower face of one end portion at the lower flange side of the reinforcing ring so as to expose the reinforcing ring, and a mount portion is formed along the circumferential direction at the lower flange such that the step portion is able to fit with the mount portion.