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Portable multimedia CD-ROM player

Granted 29 Sep 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: International Business Machines Corporation · originally International Business Machines

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Inventors: Shinobu Hashizume, Shuichi Iwata, Kazuhiko Yamazaki · Examiner: Freda Nunn · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 4 Apr 1996
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US D398909
granted 29 Sep 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a portable multimedia CD-ROM player showing our new design wherein the speakers are extracted symmetrically from a body;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, where the left speaker further rotates vertically and takes a standing posture;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, where the speakers are extracted horizontally;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof, where the speakers are extracted horizontally;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, where the left speaker is extracted horizontally;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof, where the speakers are extracted horizontally;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof, where the speakers are extracted horizontally;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, where the speakers are fully accommodated into the body;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof, where the speakers are fully accommodated into the body;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof, where the left speaker is accommodated fully into the body;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof, where the speakers are fully accommodated into the body; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof, where the speakers are fully accommodated into the body.

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