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Disk drive with Morse code patterned sleeve

Granted 5 Jun 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES · originally Western Digital

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Inventors: Markus P. Diebel · Examiner: Robin Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/262,808
filed 11 Jul 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D543981
granted 5 Jun 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disk drive with Morse code patterned sleeve showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is another perspective view thereof, wherein the swivel connector is rotated in a downward position.

The broken line showing of the swivel connector is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/356D14/435

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Examiner
Robin Webster
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