Patents by Inventor Merle Westover

Merle Westover has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Magnetic tape cassette recorder having a slidably and tiltably mounted cassette holder and a latch interlock mechanism
    Patent number: 5327307
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette recording/reproducing apparatus includes a magnetic tape cassette loader which allows easy insertion and removal of a cassette relative to the apparatus and which positively locks the cassette within the apparatus during recording and reproducing operations. The magnetic tape cassette loader includes a cassette holder that is tiltable and slidable relative to the recorder to permit easy insertion and removal of a cassette therein; a handle and latch assembly for handling and latching the cassette holder in the recorder; and an interlock mechanism for locking and unlocking the latch mechanism in response to actuation by a magnetic tape threading apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Datatape Incorporated
    Inventors: Rafn Stefansson, Merle Westover