Lockable latch assembly for a video cassette case

- Pelikan, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a lockable latch assembly for a video cassette case showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the clasp portion thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the receptacle portion thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the receptacle portion thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the receptacle portion thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the receptacle portion thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the receptacle portion thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the receptacle portion thereof. Portions of the assembly are omitted in the views for clarity of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D345293
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 1992
Date of Patent: Mar 22, 1994
Assignee: Pelikan, Inc. (Franklin, TN)
Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bell (Murfreesboro, TN), Carl D. Massey (Nashville, TN)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorneys: John F. A. Earley, John F. A. Earley, III
Application Number: 7/882,097
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8339; D/8331