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Tape drive

Granted 16 Jul 1991 · no office action yet

Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Inventors: James C. Dow · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
140286
filed 31 Dec 1987
Publication
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US D318272
granted 16 Jul 1991

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a tape drive showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof on an enlarged scale; and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof on an enlarged scale.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/108

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