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Optical disc tray

Granted 22 Sep 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Sunao Aoki · Examiner: Kay H. Chin · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 12 Feb 1997
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US D398604
granted 22 Sep 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is perspective view of a first…

FIG. 1 is perspective view of a first embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 8, rear elevational and bottom plan views of the embodiment of FIG. 8 are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view of a third embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design, the rest of views of the embodiment of FIG. 13 is the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design, the rest of views of the embodiment of FIG. 14 is the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view of a fifth embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design, the rest of views of the embodiment of FIG. 15 is the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an sixth embodiment of an optical disc tray showing my new design;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 18 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 22;

FIG. 22 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a reference perspective view of an optical disc tray of the embodiment of FIG. 16, wherein the optical disc tray having an optical disc placed thereon is inserted into a case having a transparent surface; and,

FIG. 24 is a reference perspective view of an optical disc tray of the embodiment of FIG. 16, wherein the optical disc tray having an optical disc placed thereon is inserted into an optical disc recorder or reader.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of claimed design.

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