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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1982
Filed:
May. 11, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles D Gebeke, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242198 ; 206389 ;
Abstract
A latch assembly for the access door of a video tape cassette. The latch assembly includes an integral member of a polymeric material including a generally rigid body portion slidably mounted in a housing of the cassette and having a projection adapted to engage and hold the access door in a closed position, and a flexible resilient spring portion adapted for biasing the body portion to a position at which the projection can engage the door.