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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. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1994
Dewain R Goff, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mary R Baumler, St. Paul, MN (US);
Howard S Veith, St. Paul, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
An integral one-piece reel lock located in the base lower wall of a videocassette between two reels includes two locking pawl portions, a release lever portion, and connecting arms. The two locking pawl portions are connected to the release lever portion through the connecting arms. The release lever portion has a base and arms. The arms serve as an axis around which the release lever portion can pivot. Each locking pawl portion is mounted on a post on the lower wall of the base adjacent a respective reel, and each locking pawl portion is biased by the connecting arms to engage its respective reel lower flange teeth to lock the reel.