An early Toshiba Portable Cassette Player Patent https://patents.google.com/patent/US4593331A/en?oq=US4649453A
A patent on make a Portable Tape Player thinner. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5029033A/en?oq=US4649453A
Another Toshiba Portable Tape Player Patent with a lot of drawings https://patents.google.com/patent/US4669006A/en?oq=US4649453A
Early Toshiba Portable Cassette Player with a built in speaker. Seiji Tomita Designer. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4360174A/en?oq=US4360174A
Man, you're a true patent explorer. The Indiana Jones of the patents ;-) The walkman looks like the WM-II, not like the TPS-L2. I guess there should be a previous one for the tps-l2...
Thanks walkman archive! I get a little free time once in a while and I kind of get sucked into checking out all this cool stuff. Some people check out their facebook or snapchat, I get on google patents....
Combination receiver and headphones, the only problem back in the day is you needed to look like an athlete or you'd be a nerd with this on. https://patents.google.com/patent/US3902120A/en?oq=US3943564A
Can someone please break down the Abstract for me? I bet this guy was fun at parties, maybe a dual cassette system? https://patents.google.com/patent/US4472751A/en?oq=US4472751A
I'm not sure why more people didn't want to attach their Walkman to the front of their bike. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4974759A/en?oq=US3943564A
Early Olympus Cassette and Radio Player https://patents.google.com/patent/US4119813A/en?oq=US4119813A
Olympus, they had a lot of patents with these personal cassette players. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4149203A/en?inventor=Toshio+Komuro&page=3
Big snowstorm this weekend, I should be working but 30" of snow makes it difficult when it's usually sunny and 60 deg F. Sony working on making the Walkman really small. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5097367A/en?inventor=Toshio+Komuro&page=3
Another Sony, I really don't know what they mean by "a radio receiving portion provided on an inside surface of said lid and having a bar antenna; and a reflecting plate provided on an outside surface of said lid and having a coated metal material for permitting transmission of radio waves" and a reflective cover so the user can look at themselves. https://patents.google.com/patent/US6271984B1/en?inventor=Toshio+Komuro&page=3
Sony Patent for short side cassette loading. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5764433A/en?inventor=Toshio+Komuro&page=3
Popular Mechanics "A guide to buying a vintage Walkman" 8/2017 This includes a shout-0ut to techmoan! http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/tech/guide-buying-vintage-walkman/
