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Magnetic tape cassette

Granted 5 May 1987 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Toshio Ohya, Yuko Wada · Examiner: Bernard Ansher · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
714893
filed 22 Mar 1985
Publication
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US D289637
granted 5 May 1987

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a magnetic tape cassette showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The window seen in the center of the magnetic tape cassette in FIGS. 1 and 3 is transparent.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/11

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