Tape reel for a video cassette

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape reel for a videocassette showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the remaining sides being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D363930
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 1994
Date of Patent: Nov 7, 1995
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: John A. Bailey (Woodbury, MN), Donald J. Staufenberg (Dublin, OH)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Assistant Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Charles D. Levine
Application Number: 0/20,914
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/122