Patent ID: 7431233

Claim:
A tape cartridge, comprising: a tape loading pocket formed in a center of a front face of a case body; and a tape protecting front cover provided on the case body for covering an outer front face of the pocket, wherein a regulation body for preventing adhesion of the tape is integrally provided in a protruding manner in a region facing the pocket on a back side of a front plate portion of the front cover facing a magnetic layer face of a tape, wherein the regulation body includes a plurality of ribs extending in vertical direction and disposed in horizontal direction at intervals, wherein a top end face of each rib is convex-curved to have a circular arc cross section, wherein the regulation body includes a plurality of kinds of ribs different in protruding size from the back side of the front plate portion of the front cover, and wherein a plurality of kinds of the ribs are disposed in horizontal direction at intervals.