Two-part rotatable cover apparatus for tape cassette with lock mechanism

摘要

A cover apparatus of a cassette tape recorder comprising first and second covers rotatable to be openable and closable with respect to a body of the tape recorder. The first cover has a holder to encasing a tape cassette so that the tape cassette encased in the holder is rotatable in accordance with the rotation of the first cover, a length of the first cover in longitudinal directions being smaller than that of the tape cassette so that a portion of the tape cassette protrudes from the first cover when being encased in the holder. The second cover is arranged to be engaged with the first cover to be rotatable together with the first cover and movable along a surface of the first cover. The second cover, together with the first cover, rotates to cover the entire tape cassette when the first cover is closed with respect to the tape recorder body, and further the second cover moves with respect to the first cover when the first cover is opened with respect thereto, so that the portion of the tape cassette protrudes from tip portions of the first and second covers. This arrangement allows the user to easily take out the tape cassette from the tape recorder.