Tape drive
Granted 3 Sep 1991 · no office action yet
Assignee: International Business Machines
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Inventors: Roland Zapfe, Kenneth R. Shelley, Martin J. Marotti · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side…
FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a tape drive showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale; and
FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale.
The labels are shown in broken lines on the rear of the tape drive for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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