Tape cassette

- Shape Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tape cassette showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view thereof, taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial cross section view thereof, taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of a second embodiment of the tape cassette illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The front and rear elevational views of the second embodiment are the same as the corresponding views of the first embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D335126
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 1990
Date of Patent: Apr 27, 1993
Assignee: Shape Inc. (Biddeford, ME)
Inventors: Anthony L. Gelardi (Cape Porpoise, ME), Craig Lovecky (Old Orchard Beach, ME), Alan Lowry (Canton, MA), John Gelardi (Cape Porpoise, ME)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Law Firm: Staas & Halsey
Application Number: 7/471,075
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/121