United States Patent [191 [11] E Patent Number: Re. 33,497 [45] Reissued Date of Patent: Dec. 18, 1990 Honma et al. H1... [1. 75 M... IN rm 4 8314908.3,756210394 16N24/ w 8 02346 DOTYSE mamwtuMmmme to, P0k m .b0 .TI ‘mmMyDmm PLImorRD5mTAo EHST"mmu L my 0TE mm R Nm1H u HO O o [73] Assignee: Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan [21] Appl. No.2 324,905 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 0972796 . [22] Flled‘ Mar-17’ 1989 PIA nel N. N W. m n td. O0" Filed: [51] Int. c1.5 4M n7, 3,18 m 6,5Hs.m 1 369/10 369/12 Assistant Examiner—Hoa Nguyen Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Lewis H. Eslinger; Jay H. Maioli Reissue of: am 8/1975 Canada 0116463 8/1984 European Pat. Off. Primary Examiner-Stuart S. Levy Related U.S. Patent Documents m] t" um mm m d ,13 4, may"! m e 1 987 [57] Aug. 23, 1984 ABSTRACT A combination portable magnetic tape cassette player H04B 1/08; G11B 31/00; and multiband radio receiver in which the sensitive . G11B 33/06 elements of the radio receiver are arranged wlthin a .. 369/10; 369/1; hinged, plastic cover of the combined apparatus and the 369/11372255/351; 343/702 [58] Field of Search 369/10, 11, 12, l; 455/351, 344, 347, 348; 343/702 circuitry of the radio receiver is formed on a printed circuit board having an AM band antenna mounted [52] [56] U.S. c1. .. References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS thereto, whereby the AM receiver antenna is electro magnetically unshielded by the plastic cover and the combined tape player and radio receiver is of a size substantially equal to that of the tape player alone. 2,740,114 3/1956 Adams 343/702 3,573,628 4/1971 Joseph 455/351 13 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets US. Patent Dec. 18, 1990 Sheet 1 0f 6 Re.33,497 US. Patent Dec. 18, 1990 Sheet 2.0m Re.33,497 US. Patent Dec. 18, 1990 Sheet 3 of 6 Re.33,497 US. Patent Dec. 18,1990 Sheet 4 of6 Re.33,497 US. Patent Dec. 18,1990 Sheet 5 0f6 ' Re.33,497 US. Patent Dec. 18, 1990 Sheet 6 of6 FIG. 6 42 76 4/ 40 24 35 26 66 72 74 35 Re.33,497 1 Re. 33,497 2 PORTABLE TAPE PLAYER WITH RADIO IN LID order to provide the necessary mechanical strength. Quite frequently, the bar or rod antenna of the AM Matter enclosed in heavy brackets [ ] appears in the original patent but forms no part of this reissue speci?ca tion; matter printed in italics indicates the additions made sarily be located in proximity to such metallic compo nents, with the result that the radio wave being received are obstructed and interfered with by these metallic by reissue. parts on their way to the rod antenna. This antenna receiver, which may include a ferrite rod, must neces location situation severely reduces the sensitivity of the BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION radio receiver. In regard to receiving FM signals, the 10 electrical conductors connecting the earphone headset 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to a cassette tape to the tape cassette player or radio receiver typically player with a built-in radio receiver and, more speci? provide the desirable thirty-inch antenna length opti cally, to a cassette tape player with a built-in radio mum for use in receiving FM radio signals. receiver in which the radio receiver is formed on a OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE circuit board arranged within the cover of the tape INVENTION player along with the radio antenna to receive broad cast information without interference. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention 2. Description of the Prior Art to provide a cassette tape player having a built-in radio There are now known miniaturized, portable tape receiver that is free of the above-noted defects inherent cassette players that reproduce stereophonic music sig in the prior art. nals from a prerecorded cassette tape for listening by Another object of the present invention is to provide use of similarly miniaturized headphones. Such tape a cassette tape player having a built-in radio receiver in players are typically of a size that can be easily accom which the assembly and maintenance operations of the modated in one hand, and many are so small as to be radio receiver elements are facilitated by providing a 25 inserted into a shirt pocket. relatively spacious mounting area and in which the tape Following the introduction of these small cassette player housing is made of metallic material to improve tape players there have been units produced that incor mechanical strength. porate a built-in radio receiver, so that not only can the It is a further object of the present invention to pro vide a tape cassette player having a built-in radio re ceiver in which the rod antenna is mounted at a distant tape programs be reproduced through the headphones but also radio broadcasts, both AM and FM, can be received and listened to through the same headphone set. In such tape players incorporating a built-in radio certain components are commonly utilized, for exam ple, the electrical source, that is, the batteries, are used location from the metallic housing of the tape cassette player, in order to reduce obstruction by the metallic housing in receiving the broadcast radio waves. A still further object of the present invention is to in common, as are the audio ampli?er and the head provide a tape cassette player with built-in radio re phone ampli?er. These units are used in common by ceiver in which the radio receiver is arranged in a both the radio receiver part and the tape recorder part hinged cover of the tape cassette player. in order to maintain the overall size of the unit as small According to one aspect of the present invention the as possible. In employing such commonality of parts and the incorporation of the two functionally different 40 radio receiver is mounted in the hinged or pivotable cover of a tape cassette player, which is typically musical sound sources, it is necessary that the radio formed of plastic material because mechanical and receiver portion be incorporated into the tape player, structural strength is not required in the lid of the tape since the constituent elements of the tape player are cassette player, and the bar or rod antenna is also lo ?xed in their physical relationships. This then requires that the radio receiver be separated into part or seg ments and that these segments be incorporated into the various, several empty spaces available in the interior of the tape player. Because such empty spaces are at differ ent locations around the interior of the tape player, it becomes necessary for the radio receiver to be divided into several sections or segments with the location of such segments corresponding to the vacent spaces within the interior of the tape player. It is such arrange ment of the radio receiver into these various parts that 45 cated in the plastic hinged cover, therefore, being as far away as possible from the necessary metallic elements of the tape cassette player, which are required in order to provide either structural strength or are required because of their electrical properties, that is, the motor drive for the tape cassette player. The above and other objects, features, and advan tages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof to be read in conjunction with the results in the integrated radio receiver having a compli accompanying drawings. cated electrical wiring requirement relative to a con BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape recorder having a built-in radio according to the present invention, with ventional, unitary radio receiver. Perhaps most impor tantly, when the tuner unit of the radio receiver is di vided into several sections, as required for the reasons set forth above, the lead length must necessarily be 60 no tape cassette arranged therein; FIG. 2 is a perspective view similar to that of FIG. 1 increased, which results in an increase in stray capaci but having a tape cassette loaded in a cassette-holding tance between such leads, thereby increasing the possi section of the tape cassette player; bility of unwanted oscillations in the radio receiver circuitry. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a tape cassette player Additionally, the tape drive elements in the tape cas 65 having a built-in radio receiver in which the cassette case is opened; sette player, such as the capstan, the motor casing, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view in exploded form show the chassis located within the main body of the tape ing the cassette case cover of the player of FIG. 3; player must necessarily be made of a metallic material in 3 Re. 33,497 FIG. 5 is a perspective view, partially exploded, showing a printed circuit board arranged inside the 4 is rotatably driven by a capstan driving motor, not cassette case cover; shown, also arranged within main housing 3. The for ward portion of main housing 3 includes head housing FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the cassette case cover of FIG. 5; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an operating lever for section 10 that encloses a playback magnetic head used exclusively for contact with the magnetic tape to red the electrical signals that have been magnetically re switching to the desired band in the radio receiver of FIG. 1. corded on the tape. Also at one side of main body 3 is DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows a tape cassette player having a built-in radio receiver according to the present invention and battery housing section 11 that encloses the batteries that provide the electrical power for the unit. These housing sections 10 and 11 are arranged in side-by-side longitudinal relationship at the front part of main hous ing 3. During the playback or reproduction mode, the magnetic head, not shown, is slidably moved forward such tape player may typically have exterior dimensions into tape cassette holding section 5 to maintain contact of 100 mm in width, 70 in height, and 22 mm in thick ness, when a tape cassette player is not loaded therein. This particular tape cassette player is of the kind that is expanded in size in order to insert a standard size com arranged in one side of head housing section 10 and into with the moving magnetic tape. Headphone jack 12 is pact audio cassette. The tape player of FIG. 1 is shown without a cassette being loaded therein. The tape player this jack the connecting plug of the headphone, not shown, or earphone is inserted. On the outside of the front edge of main housing 3 are arranged the operational controls for the tape cassette has a main body 1 and a cover 2 pivotally mounted player speci?cally, playback mode button 13, stop but relative to the main body, so that it can be opened and closed relative thereto as desired. The main body 1 is ton 14, fast-forward button 15 and a rewind button 16 main housing 3, in order to expand the player to receive a cassette. A tape cassette holding section 5 (FIG. 3) is over between the tape recorder mode or the radio re ceiver mode and is arranged on one side of main hous ing 3, and a noise reduction switch 19 and a tape select operating switch 20 are mounted in juxtaposition to one are arranged in mutual spaced-apart relationship along formed of a main housing 3 and an auxiliary housing 4, the front of the housing. Sound volume adjustment both of which are formed of metallic material and the 25 knob 17 is rotatably mounted at a lower-most edge of auxiliary housing is slidably movable with respect to main housing 3. Mode changeover control 18 changes de?ned in main body 1 so that a compact audio cassette can be mounted in place within main body 1. In order to accomplish such cassette insertion it is necessary that another along one side of main housing 3. the auxiliary housing 4 be slidably moved in relation to In auxiliary housing 4, which is slidably arranged main housing 3 and, upon such movement, the tape relative to main housing 3, cover 2 is adapted for pivotal cassette player having a built-in radio receiver accord movement to open or close tape cassette holding section ing to the present embodiment then becomes approxi 35 5 and is mounted by hinge 25, shown in FIG. 4. By mately 82 mm in height, the width and, thickness re hingedly affixing cover 2 to auxiliary slidable element 4, maining the same. The mechanical arrangement when auxiliary element 4 is slidably moved outwardly whereby auxiliary housing 4 can be moved in this fash relative to main housing 3, cover 2 also moves, thereby ion in relation to main housing 3 so that the tape cassette providing the proper space for the tape cassette in the can be mounted within the tape player, is described in 40 tape cassette holding section. our copending Japanese Laid-open Utility Model Publi Cover 2 is comprised of cover frame 21 and panel cation No. 14106/ 1984 ?led July 20, i982. Nevertheless, plate 26, and cover frame 21 is integrally formed having a detailed description thereof is not necessary to explain front plate 22a, side plates 22b, 22c, and rear plate 22d, the present invention. all of which are advantageously formed of synthetic Main housing 3 of main body 1 accommodates the 45 resin, that is, of plastic material. Panel plate 26 formed tape recorder parts, such as the tape drive mechanism of synthetic material is affixed to the surface of front and the mode selector, and the elements that may be plate 22a of cover frame 21. Display window 27 is pro used in common with the radio receiver, such as the vided and is arranged substantially central of panel plate audio or headphone ampli?er and the electrical power 26, so that the amount of tape on the respective reels of the tape cassette held in holding section 5 can be visu ally determined without opening cover 2. As is typical in cassette players, gradations are provided on the trans source. Thus, as seen in FIG. 3, in main housing 3 a pair of reel-driving spindles are arranged to project through a bottom plate 7 of the tape cassette mounting section 5 and engage the take-up and supply reel hubs of the tape cassette, not shown. The construction of the compact audio tape cassette is well known and has the magnetic tape arranged for transport between rotatably mounted takeup and supply reels. Tape driving spindles 8 and 9 are adapted to be selectively operated in a play mode, a fast-forward mode, and a rewind mode, in the conven tional fashion by a reel-driving electric motor arranged inside main housing 3. At one side of main housing 3 rotatable capstan shaft 6 of the tape driving mechanism projects upwardly into the tape cassette holding section 5, in the known fash ion. The tape driving mechanism cooperates with a 65 parent display window 27 to aid in determining the length of tape available. Arranged at one side of display window 27 are selected ones of the tuning frequencies for the radio receiver, and these may be printed directly on the plastics material. In this embodiment, three re ceiving bands are provided for AM frequencies 28, FM frequencies 29, and television channels 30 arranged in juxtaposition in vertical rows and suitable frequency display windows 31, 32, 33, respectively, are mounted in registry with these respective frequency gradations 28, 29 and 30. A dial indication display window 34 is arranged along one side of the frequency gradations and is provided so that an indicator can be seen to move pinch roller, not shown, for clamping the magnetic tape along the length of windows 28, 29, and 30. While the between the capstan and pinch roller and causing the various windows 27, 31', 32, 33, and 34 are transparent, the gradations 28, 29 and 30 are printed in opaque paint tape to travel at a constant linear speed. Capstan shaft 6 5 Re. 33,497 6 radio receiver. Panel plate 26 is located by a peripheral corder elements that are arranged inside main body 1. Circuit board 41 is also electrically connected by ?exi ble or ribbon cables 54 and 55 to the audio ampli?er and rib 35 formed on cover frame 21 and is affixed at the headphone amplifier typically located in main body 3 of located position by a suitable adhesive. Referring speci?cally to FIG. 4, cover frame 21 is formed having a cut-out 36 so that the display window the apparatus. so that the interior elements cannot be seen from outside this embodiment of a tape cassette player with a built-in Apparatus is provided to tune or select the desired 27 in panel plate 26 can permit the interior of the tape frequency of the various bands provided in the radio receiver portion of the system, and a tuning assembly, cassette holding section 5 to be visually cheoked from outside the unit without opening the cover. Similarly, cut-out 37 is formed as an enlongated through hole in inner surface of side wall 22 of cover frame 21. Tuning unit 57 includes variable resistance element 56 used for shown generally at 57, is arranged and mounted to the registry with dial indicator display window 34 and cut changing the voltage on a variable capacitance element, out 37 in cover frame 21 is provided to allow access that is, a varicap, not shown, which serves to alter the from the inside to bandwidth selecting windows 31, 32, tuning capacity of the receiving circuit. Also included and 33. 15 in tuning unit 57 are pulleys 58, 59, and 60 and tuning On the inner surface of cover 2 is attached printed knob 63, a portion of which is exposed through a cut circuit board 41 for mounting and electrically connect out in top cover 21, so that knob 63 is available for ing circuit components, typically shown at 40, which manual actuation to tune the receiver to the desired ~may be integrated circuit chips or similar components of the radio receiver, such as the AM and FM tuner sections, the intermediate frequency (IF) ampli?er, the station. The resistance of variable resistor 56 is varied by manually turning knob 63, and a dial indicator 65 detector, and the FM stereo demodulator. All of these various functional circuits are easily reducible to inte that is attached to dial string 62 is movable in relation to display window 34 to indicate the tuned frequency by means of gradations 28, 29, and 30 which are at the grated circuit component size. Located approximately various windows associated with the respective receiv at the center of printed circuit board 41 is cut-out 43 25 ing bands. that is provided for access to mount bar or rod antenna Arranged between cover 2 and printed circuit board 42, which is used to receive AM radio broadcast signals. 41 is elongated, ?attened, operating lever 66 formed of Antenna 42 is retained on circuit board 41 by a pair of nonmetallic material, such as synthetic resin, and lever antenna holders 44 and 45, which are preferably formed 66 is slidably mounted to operate bandwidth change of nylon or other similar plastics material, and such 30 over switch 65, which is physically and electrically antenna holders are attached to printed circuit board 41 mounted on printed circuit board 41. The mounting at both longitudinal ends of cut-out 43. Antenna holders arrangement of elongated lever 66, printed circuit 44 and 45 are adapted to hold the ends of bar antenna 41 by being formed having integral clamping elements 47 board 41, and change-over switch 65 is shown in FIG. 4. One end of enlongated lever 66 is formed having a of the antenna holders 44 and 45. In this fashion, bar downwardly recessed engaging boss 68, which engages slidable element 67 of band change-over switch 65. The other end of elongated lever 66 is formed having in creased width and has printed thereon display mark 69, antenna 42 is attached to printed circuit board 41 so as which is so arranged as to be in juxtaposition with one and 48 that simultaneously clamp onto the printed cir cuit board 41 through the spreading action caused by inserting the ends of antenna 42 into the respective ends to be arranged within cut-out 43, thereby taking advan 40 of bandwidth switching display windows 31, 32, and 33, depending upon the sliding location of enlongated lever tage of a space corresponding to the thickness of printed 66. Enlongated, ?attened lever 66 also has a centrally circuit board 42 and, thus, it is not necessary to provide arranged, upraised operating knob or boss 72 for manual an enlarged mounting space to accommodate antenna actuation by the operator and elongated, operating 41, and the thickness of the tape player and radio re ceiver combination of the present invention is not in 45 lever 66 is shown by itself in FIG. 7. Operating lever 66 creased. FIG. 5 shows bar antenna 41 as it would be is so positioned that engaging boss 66 at one end en installed in cut-out 43 of printed circuit board 41. Printed circuit board 41, to which bar antenna 42 is gages operating projection tab 67 of band change-over above-described manner, has opening 52 formed therein that is engaged by positioning lugs 51 that are formed switch 65, so that display mark 69 at the other end is in registry with one of the band selection display windows 31, 32, and 33. The operating control knob 72 is dis posed within a elongated slot 73 formed in frame 21 and integrally with the cassette cover 2. Printed circuit boar 41 is further retained by use of an adhesive, such as is clamped between panel plate 26 and printed circuit board 41, whereby operating knob 72 projects slightly double-backed tape, to the inner surface of face plate 22 above the surface of cassette case cover 2 through an mounted by using mounting brackets 44 and 45 in the of cover frame 21 on the surface thereof that is not other elongated slot 74 formed therein. By mounting covered with circuit components. Such mounting of elongated lever 66 in this fashion in the sliding slot 74, it may be operated by laterally shifting the operating circuit board 42 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. Cut-out 53 is formed in face plate 22a of frame 21 to accommodate bar antenna 42, and this cut-out 53 is contiguous and integrally formed with cut-out 36 in registry with dis play window 27 so as to provide adequate clearance space for bar antenna 42. The various circuit compo nents, typically shown at 40, of the multi-band radio receiver circuitry are arranged on printed circuit board 41, which is mounted to cassette cover 2, and are elec knob 72 to operate the band change-over switch 65 and to also bring display mark 69 into registry with one of display windows 31, 32, and 33, corresponding to the selected band, AM, FM, or TV, respectively. Once again, by providing the above-described con struction the overall thickness of the combination tape recorder and radio receiver is maintained at a minimum. trically connected by ?exible cables 54 and 55 mounted More speci?cally, because the band selection display is comprised of plate-like operating lever 66 of minimum across hinge 25 to the electrical power source, not shown, which is utilized in common with the tape re thickness, which is received in slide groove 73 formed by partially cutting through cassette case cover 2, case 7 Re. 33,497 8 cover 2 is thereby not increased in thickness. Addition ally, power consumption is again maintained at a mini means for arranging a cassette tape player within said mum because no electrical display elements are required a cover element hingedly attached to said main body main body; to indicate the selected receiving band. In the inventive construction, printed circuit board 41 5 having a height substantially less than a height of said main body and cooperating with said main and tuning unit 57 are integrally mounted inside cover 2 and additionally are covered by cover plate 76 formed of a nonmetallic synthetic material that is af?xed to body and said tape player to form a cassette tape holding section for receiving a cassette tape therein; and cassette case cover 2 by means of screws, shown typi cally at 75. In this fashion, the electrical circuit compo 1O nents mounted on the printed circuit board 41 are pro means for arranging a radio receiver within said cover element, said radio receiver including a printed circuit board having a [substantially cen trally arranged] cut-out [porition] portion and an tected against both electrical shorts and also inadvertent or accidental contact by the user. antenna element and further comprising means for As may be seen from the above and the drawings associated therewith, the present invention provides a tape recorder having a built-in radio receiver in which radio receiver circuitry 40 is mounted on printed circuit board 41, which is arranged inside and af?ned to the mounting said antenna element substantially within said [centrally arranged] cut-out portion that is 2. A combination portable cassette tape player and built-in radio receiver according to claim 1, in which inner surface of cassette case cover 2 at locations where said radio receiver further includes at least a tuner, an mounted within said cover element. intermediate frequency ampli?er, and a detector and there are no components required by the tape recorder, said means for arranging said radio receiver includes means for arranging said tuner, said intermediate fre quency ampli?er, and said detector in said cover ele ponents, consisting of the generally shown integrated 25 ment and in which said tape player arranged within said main body includes at least an audio ampli?er and an circuit chips 40, so that all of them can be attached to electrical power source and further comprising connec the single printed circuit board 41, whereby the thick tion means whereby said audio ampli?er and said elec ness of the radio receiver portion of the system is re so that printed circuit board 41 is mounted over the entire inner surface of cover 2. Accordingly, this pro vides a relatively large area for the radio receiver com trical power source are employed in common by said duced. Additionally, assembly time is reduced since the tape player and said radio receiver. assembly operations are facilitated because the radio 30 3. A combination portable cassette tape player and receiver circuit components can be mounted on the built-in radio receiver according to claim 2, in which generally spacious printed circuit board 41. Addition said tuner, said intermediate frequency ampli?er, and ally, the tuning frequency gradations are formed in said detector included in said radio receiver are mounted on said printed circuit board. proximity to tuning dial 23 on cover 2, so that while the tuning operation is being performed the receiving fre quency can be checked quite easily. By attaching circuit board 41 to cassette case cover 2 it is possible to provide additional mechanical strength so that the cassette case cover 2 can be formed as a thin plate of synthetic or plastic material. This means that 35 4. A combination portable cassette tape player and built-in radio receiver according to claim 1, in which said main body comprises a housing formed of metallic material and said cover comprises a housing formed of plastic material having said antenna element arranged therein, whereby said antenna is unshielded from elec~ again the overall thickness can be maintained at a mini tro-magnetic radiation. mum yet no sacri?ce in mechanical strength or physical 5. A combination portable cassette tape player and and structural characteristics is made because the built-in radio receiver according to claim 4, in which printed circuit board stacked with case cover 2 provides said radio receiver according to claim 4, in which said a relatively rigid structure so that can be positively 45 radio receiver is of a kind for receiving more than one closed without risk of being ?exed or deformed. Also, broadcast band and further comprising a band selector by providing the radio receiver elements on a circuit switch mounted on said printed circuit board arranged board separate from the main body of the tape recorder within said cover element and a band selector operating not only is assembly facilitated but also removal for lever slidably mounted on said cover element and oper maintenance is facilitated. Perhaps most importantly, because the bar antenna 42 for AM radio reception is attached to the plastic case cover 2 by locating it in printed circuit board 41, the antenna is not surrounded by metallic parts so that its ably connected with said band selector switch. 6. A combination portable cassette tape player and built-in radio receiver according to claim 5, in which said band selector operating lever comprises a flattened, enlongated blade element slidably arranged between receiving sensitivity is not lowered. 55 said cover element and said printed circuit board. Although illustrative embodiments of the present 7. A combination portable cassette tape player and invention have been described in detail above with built-in radio receiver according to claim 6, in which reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, and that various changes and modi?cations can be effected therein by one skilled in said antenna element is formed as a bar and in which said means for mounting said antenna includes a least two clip elements for attaching the ends of said antenna element in said cut-out portion of said printed circuit the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the board. invention, as de?ned by the appended claims. 8. Portable magnetic tape cassette player apparatus of What is claimed is: the kind for use with an earphone, comprising: 1. A combination portable cassette tape player and 65 a box-shaped main body arranged to contain said built-in radio receive, comprising: a main body in the form of a rectangular parallelepi ped; magnetic tape player; a cover having a height less than a height of said main body and being hingedly attached along one edge Re. 33,497 main body includes a metal case and said cover includes a plastic case, whereby said AM bar antenna mounted in said cover is substantially unshielded from electro-rnag netic radiation. tape therein; and a multiband radio receiver arranged within said hingedly mounted cover and including at least a 11. Apparatus according to claim 10, further compris printed circuit board, AM band receiving circuitry, ing a band selector switch for selecting a broadcast band of said radio receiver, said band selector switch being mounted on said printed circuit board arranged within and an AM bar antenna for receiving AM band radio broadcasts, said printed circuit board being arranged within said hingedly mounted cover and having said AM band receiving circuitry mounted said cover and a band selector operating lever slidably mounted on said cover and operably connected with thereon and having a [substantially centrally ar ranged] cut-out section with said AM bar antenna mounted within said cut-out section, wherein sig nals received by said radio receiver are reproduced through said earphone. 10 10. Apparatus according to claim 8, in which said thereof to said main body, thereby forming a cas sette tape holding section for receiving a cassette said band selector switch. 12. Apparatus according to claim 11, in which said band selector operating lever comprises a flattenedy 15 enlongated blade element slidably arranged between said cover and said printed circuit board. 9. Apparatus according to claim 8, in which said radio receiver further comprises FM band receiving circuitry and in which said earphone includes an electri 13. Apparatus according to claim 12, further compris ing at least two mounting elements for mounting said AM bar antenna in respective ends of said cut-out por cal conductor connected to said multiband radio re ceiver, said electrical conductor comprising an antenna 20 tion of said printed circuit board. * i 1k i i for FM band radio broadcasts. 25 30 35 45 55 65 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PATENT NO. DATED : RE 33,497 : December 18, 1990 Page 1 of 1 INVENTOR(S) : Hideo Honma and Nobuyuki Sato It is certified that error appears in the above-identi?ed patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below: Column 1 Line 2, please insert the following before the first line of the specification: -- Application Serial No. 08/356,775 filed December 12, 1994 is a division of this Reissue application. - Signed and Sealed this Thirtieth Day of December, 2003 JAMES E. ROGAN Director ofthe United States Patent and Trademark O?‘ice
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