Magnetic recording-playback apparatus for cassettes of two different sizes
US5757577A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/066
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A composite tray comprises a small cassette tray and a large cassette tray pivoted to inside portions of the tray. A first lid opener for opening the lid of a large cassette is pivoted to inside portions of the large cassette tray. Pivoted to the opener is a second lid opener pivotally movable in a plane parallel to the bottom surface of the large cassette for opening the lid of a small cassette. The second lid opener is positioned in a large cassette supporting region in the absence of the large cassette, but is pushed by the lid of the large cassette to escape to the outside of the tray when the cassette is placed on the tray.
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