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Transparent disc cartridge

Granted 24 Aug 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Sharp Corporation

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Inventors: Taisuke Saeki, Tomio Yamamoto, Shunsuke Nirei, Hideharu Tajima +5 · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/193,248
filed 7 Nov 2003
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US D494981
granted 24 Aug 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front, top and left side of a transparent disc cartridge showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the rear, top and right side thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view in the condition of the shutter plate being slid thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/478

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AUAU-154777-SS2 Mar 20047 Nov 2003publishedTransparent disc cartridge
CACA-104744-SS8 Nov 20045 Nov 2003grantedTransparent disc cartridge
TWTW-D101366-S1S111 Nov 20047 Nov 2003publishedTransparent disc cartridge

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