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Tape cartridge for tape printer

Granted 29 Dec 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Koshiro Yamaguchi, Yoichi Uchiyama · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 24 Mar 1997
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US D403353
granted 29 Dec 1998

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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 cartridge for tape printer;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

The solid black areas in FIGS. 1-4, 6 and 7 are due to shadows produced during photography. It should also be understood that there is no ornamentation on the interior surfaces.

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D18/56

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