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Adapter for a miniature type tape cassette

CA 1191607 A · Owner: Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd. · Inventors: Umeda, Hiroyuki; Ogata, Haruki; Ogawa, Kimio

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An adapter for a miniature type tape cassette has an external form and size smaller than those of a standard type tape cassette, which is designed for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus of a type different from a standard type recording and/or reproducing apparatus cooperating with the standard type tape cassette. The adapter comprises an adapter case having an external form and size substantially equal to those of the standard type tape cassette an, accommodating part for accommodating the miniature type tape cassette, and a tape draw-out mechanism provided within the adapter case, for drawing a tape out of the miniature type tape cassette so as to form a predetermined tape path …

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  • Granted August 6, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 6, 2002.
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FiledJanuary 19, 1982
GrantedAugust 6, 1985
Term endedAugust 6, 2002
Patent numberCA 1191607 A
Classification (IPC)G11B23/08 +2 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedJan 19, 1982Patent grantedAug 6, 1985Term endedAug 6, 2002

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