Storage container for a mini-optical disc cartridge

- Sony Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage container for a mini-optical disc cartridge showing our new design in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof, the broken lines showing promotional material and legible indicia in FIGS. 8, and 10 through 12 being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 14--14 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of a storage container for a mini-optical disc cartridge showing our new design in a closed position;

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22--22 of FIG. 17.

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Patent History
Patent number: D352199
Type: Grant
Filed: May 26, 1992
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 1994
Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: David L. Stumpff (Alpharetta, GA), Yoshihiko Taniyama (Alpharetta, GA), James M. Frische (Trafalgar, IN), Robert W. Wipper (Washington Township, Berger County, NJ), Toshijiro Kato (Norcross, GA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Celia A. Murphy
Attorneys: William S. Frommer, Alvin Sinderbrand
Application Number: 7/889,514
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6632; D/6407; D/6634