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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan D Bassett, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Steven F Liepe, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Christopher Nichols, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; G11B / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361685 ; 361683 ; 360 93 ; 360 965 ; 242335 ; 242347 ; 2423471 ;
Abstract
The inventive recessed bezel or faceplate allows the tape drive to be recessed within the computer case such that the tape cartridge no longer protrudes from the front of the computer case. The inventive bezel uses finger cavities and a guide mechanism to facilitate tape cartridge insertion and removal.