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USD956717S1
USD956717S1 US29/715,669 US201929715669F USD956717S US D956717 S1 USD956717 S1 US D956717S1 US 201929715669 F US201929715669 F US 201929715669F US D956717 S USD956717 S US D956717S
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FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a cassette adapter, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear and bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated in FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated in FIG. 6.
The broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the cassette adapter that form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a cassette adapter, as shown and described.
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USD304031S (en) * 1986-06-23 1989-10-17 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Cassette for a video tape recorder
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USD313234S (en) * 1988-02-17 1990-12-25 Wa-An Liao Speaker
USD316257S (en) * 1988-06-29 1991-04-16 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio cassette
USD316259S (en) * 1988-06-29 1991-04-16 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio cassette
USD316258S (en) * 1988-06-29 1991-04-16 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio cassette
USD316406S (en) * 1988-06-29 1991-04-23 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio cassette
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USD320201S (en) * 1988-09-09 1991-09-24 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio tape cassette
USD320202S (en) * 1989-06-14 1991-09-24 Eng Lee S Cassette head cleaner
USD329855S (en) * 1989-09-25 1992-09-29 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Audio tape cassette
USD331926S (en) * 1989-10-20 1992-12-22 Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. Magnetic tape cassette
USD336086S (en) * 1989-11-02 1993-06-01 Sony Corporation Magnetic audio tape cassette
USD336085S (en) * 1989-11-02 1993-06-01 Sony Corporation Magnetic audio tape cassette
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