Anti-theft point-of-sale container
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1. An anti-theft point-of-sale container for tapes, the container comprising:
- a body, said body having a cavity therein of a width at least as great as the length of a cassette, said cavity having a length at least twice the thickness of a cassette, said body comprising first and second ends and first and second side walls;
a handle attached to said body first end;
at least one hinge member, hingedly attached to said body second end;
a cover comprising first and second ends hingedly attached at said cover second end to said hinge member and third and fourth side walls, said cover having a cavity therein complementary to said body cavity and having a length and width substantially equal thereto; and
means for permanently securing said cover to said body,said securing means comprising;
at least one tab means extending from said second end of one of said body and said cover, each said tab means having barb means on at least one side thereof;
first and second slot walls extending between said side walls of the other of said body and said cover, said slot walls being connected by at least one web means intermediate said side walls, said slot walls being of a depth and thickness so as to prevent substantial distortion due to manual manipulation from the exterior of said container.
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Abstract
A container is designed for packaging cassettes or eight-track tapes at the point of sale. The container will hold up to two cassettes or one eight-track and is designed so that once the merchandise has been inserted, the container is closed permanently and must be cut or otherwise destroyed in order to remove the merchandise, such removal to take place by the consumer at home after purchase.
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49 Claims
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1. An anti-theft point-of-sale container for tapes, the container comprising:
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a body, said body having a cavity therein of a width at least as great as the length of a cassette, said cavity having a length at least twice the thickness of a cassette, said body comprising first and second ends and first and second side walls; a handle attached to said body first end; at least one hinge member, hingedly attached to said body second end; a cover comprising first and second ends hingedly attached at said cover second end to said hinge member and third and fourth side walls, said cover having a cavity therein complementary to said body cavity and having a length and width substantially equal thereto; and means for permanently securing said cover to said body, said securing means comprising; at least one tab means extending from said second end of one of said body and said cover, each said tab means having barb means on at least one side thereof; first and second slot walls extending between said side walls of the other of said body and said cover, said slot walls being connected by at least one web means intermediate said side walls, said slot walls being of a depth and thickness so as to prevent substantial distortion due to manual manipulation from the exterior of said container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An anti-theft point-of-sale container for concealable products, the container comprising:
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a body, said body having a cavity comprising means for accommodating therein at least one first product or at least one second product, said first and second products being differently sized, said accommodating means snugly retaining at least one of said products and said body comprising first and second ends and first and second side walls; a handle attached to said body first end; at least one hinge member, hingedly attached to said body second end; a cover comprising first and second ends hingedly attached at said cover second end to said hinge member and third and fourth side walls, said cover having a cavity therein complementary to said body cavity and having a length and width substantially equal thereof; and means for permanently securing said cover to said body, said securing means comprising; at least one tab means extending from said second end of one of said body and said cover, each said tab means having barb means on at least one side thereof; first and second slot walls extending between said side walls of the other of said body and said cover, said slot walls being connected by at least one web means intermediate said side walls, said slot walls being of a depth and thickness so as to prevent substantial distortion due to manual manipulation from the exterior of said container. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An anti-theft point-of-sale container for concealable products, the container comprising:
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a body, said body having a cavity comprising means for accommodating therein at least one first product or at least one second product, said first and second products being differently sized, said accommodating means snugly retaining at least one of said products and said body having first and second ends, a bottom wall and first and second side walls; a handle attached to said body first end; at least one hinge member, hingedly attached to said body second end; a cover having first and second ends hingedly attached at said cover second end to said hinge member, said cover having a cavity therein complementary to said body cavity and having a length and width substantially equal thereto and having a top wall and third and fourth side walls; at least one first spacing rib attached to said bottom wall and said first side wall; at least one second spacing rib attached to said bottom wall and said second side wall, each said first spacing rib being separate from each second spacing rib by a distance at least as great as the width of a first product; at least one third spacing rib attached to said top wall and said third side wall; at least one fourth spacing rib attached to said fourth side wall and said top wall, each said third spacing rib being separate from each said fourth spacing rib by a distance at least as great as the width of a first product;
wherein when said cover is secured to said body with said cavities contiguous, each said first spacing rib and each said third spacing rib are separated by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of a second product; and
wherein when said cover is secured to said body with said cavities contiguous, each said second spacing rib and each said fourth spacing rib are separated by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of a second product; and
wherein the combined height of said body and cover side walls is substantially equal to the thickness of a first product;at least one bottom end rib extending from said bottom wall and being spaced from one of said ends a distance substantially equal to the length of a first product; and at least one bottom end rib extending from said top wall and being spaced from one of said ends a distance substantially equal to the length of a first product.
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