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Tape player

Granted 31 May 1994 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Shintaro Tanaka · Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application
915376
filed 20 Jul 1992
Publication
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US D347431
granted 31 May 1994

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tape player showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front and right-side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top, front and right-side perspective view thereof, shown in the open position.

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D14/165D14/163

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