Tape automation system
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FIG. 1 is a top front and right side perspective view of a tape automation system showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top front and right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of my new design;
FIG. 10 is a top front and right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top front and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of the tape automation system showing my new design;
FIG. 16 is a top front and right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 20 is a rear elevational view thereof.
The associated tape drives and operator console are shown in broken lines in the views for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design and the undisclosed left side of the second and third embodiment is identical in appearance to that of the first embodiment.
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 1992
Date of Patent: Nov 1, 1994
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventor: Martin J. Marotti (Tucson, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorneys: H. St. Julian, M. W. Schecter
Application Number: 7/871,257