Front and rear frame portions of audio/video storage unit

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of front and rear frame portions of audio/video storage unit showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a second embodiment showing my new design;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment showing my new design;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the three embodiments of my design shown in FIGS. 1-10; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the three embodiments of my design shown in FIGS. 1-10.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-12 are not part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIG. 7 extending between the claimed front frame portion and the claimed rear frame portion comprise unclaimed left and right C-shaped frame members. The unclaimed left C-shaped frame member is not shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 10 so as not to obscure any portion of the claimed design, and the unclaimed left and right C-shaped frame members are not shown in FIGS. 1-2, 4-5, 8-9, and 11-12 so as not to obscure any portion of the claimed design.

The openings and flat surfaces depicted by the shading in FIG. 7 are consistent among the remaining figures and are not effected by variations in embodiments. The claimed front frame surface in each embodiment continues up to, but does not include, the broken line notches shown therein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404949
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 6, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 1999
Inventor: Demir Hamami (Bethesda, MD)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Application Number: 0/96,087
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6491; D6/509
International Classification: 0606;