Magnetic tape security housing

• US 4,634,004 A
• Filed: 12/11/1984
• Issued: 01/06/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MAG, Inc.
• Original Assignee: EMPAK, Inc. (Entegris Incorporated)
• Inventors: Mortensen, Roger L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US06/680,518
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 206/1.5, 206/45.14, 206/45.31, 206/387, 206/807
• US Class Current: 206/387.11
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/58 Snap connection
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/1142 Single butt to butt joints
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/12421 Teardrop-like, waterdrop-like or mushroom-like interlocking undercuts
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/54 Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-shells, to form hollow articles, e.g. for making balls, containers; Joining several hollow-preforms, e.g. half-cylinders, to form tubular articles
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 23/023 Containers for magazines or cassettes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/04 modified to store record carriers containers, storing means adapted for cooperation with the recording or reproducing apparatus G11B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/807 Tamper proof

Abstract

Magnetic tape security housing including two mirror imaged halves which mate together with opposing hooks and latches forming a magnetic tape security package, with combination U-shaped carrying handle and package hanging ports, for encompassing a cardboard box containing a magnetic tape, such as a video game tape, cassette tape, a VHS or Beta video tape, floppy disks, or other like valuables. The mated housings engage integrally together to form a package to protect a box containing a magnetic tape or the like. The only way that the box can be removed from the package is through destruction of the housing members. The package is non-openable except through total destruction of one or both of the housing members.

Claims

1. Magnetic tape security package including substantially identical housing members, each separate housing member comprising:

a. spaced opposing horizontal channels;

b. spaced opposing upper and lower U-shaped members connected to ends of said channels;

c. hook for hooking connected to each end of one of said upper and lower U-shaped members and including open area indentations about an internal side of each of said hook means providing for latching movement of said hook means and a U-shaped mid-portion member connected between said hook means;

d. latch means for latching connected to each end of an other of said upper and lower U-shaped members, opposing said hook means, and a U-shaped mid-portion member connected between said latch means;

e. planar security bar connecting between said U-shaped mid-portion members; and

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f. U-shaped carrying handle attached to end of one of said channels, a hanging-carrying bar surface in said handle, and a plurality of male and female snap fastener means for snap fastening extending outwardly from an inner surface of said handle whereby said channels, said U-shaped members, said planar security bar and said handle form a flat planar surface and two of said housing members mate together in interlocking engagement thereby forming said magnetic tape security package.