Abstract: A housing part is engageable with a side wall of a housing, and latched to the housing by at least two latching noses on the housing part near another side wall of the housing. At least two latching springs engage with latching noses on the housing part. Each latching spring is additionally biased into engagement with the latching nose by a rubber buffer which is inserted into a space between the spring and the outer housing wall, this rubber buffer being formed as part of a housing foot.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette apparatus has a holder into which a cassette can be pushed against an ejection slide, to a pushed-in position. A lifting device moves the holder from a position for receiving or ejecting a cassette, to an operating position. As the ejection slide is moved to the pushed-in position, a pivoting catch engages the slide to lock it and hold it during movement of the lifting device to the operating position. Upon reverse movement of the lifting device to a position for ejecting the cassette, a tilting lever engages a lug mounted to the apparatus frame, and pivots so as to pivot said catch and unlock the ejection slide. Ejection slides to each side of the holder may be interconnected by a rack and pinion arrangement having a brake for slowing rotation of the pinion shaft during ejection.