Housing for a single reel tape cartridge

- Imation Corp.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a housing for tape cartridge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a back view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof.

The broken line showing of the reel mechanism is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claim.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381645
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 1997
Assignee: Imation Corp. (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Michael W. Johnson (Cottage Grove, MN)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorney: H. Sanders Gwin, Jr.
Application Number: 0/34,122
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/121
International Classification: 1499;