Booklet pocket for video cassette storage containers

• US 4,643,301 A
• Filed: 07/05/1985
• Issued: 02/17/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alpha Enterprises, Inc. (Nexpak Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alpha Enterprises, Inc. (Nexpak Corporation)
• Inventors: McInnes, Donald E., Hehn, Bruce A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US06/751,949
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 40/10 A, 40/10 D, 40/16.4, 40/10 R, 40/312, 40/313, 206/38, 206/232, 206/387, 206/459, 229/DIG. 4
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 23/0233 Containers for a single cassette

Abstract

A panel formed by a generally flat plate with outwardly projecting flanges along three sides thereof is snap-fitted onto the bottom wall of a video cassette storage container and forms a pocket for holding a booklet or similar material. A plurality of inwardly projecting tabs formed on two of the panel flanges are engaged in notches formed in opposite side edges of the container bottom wall for removably mounting the panel on the container. A pair of clips are connected integrally by live hinges with the panel plate and project toward the bottom wall of the container for retaining a booklet within the pocket. The panel is molded of transparent plastic material and has ribs projecting from the outer surface of the panel to reduce scratching of the plate surface. A transparent plastic sheet also may be secured to the outer surface of the container top and end walls for holding a thin identification label therebetween.

Claims

1. An improved video cassette storage container having spaced side, end, top and bottom walls forming a hollow enclosure with projections formed on an inside surface of either the top or bottom walls and projecting into the enclosure for engagement with spaced reel hub openings of a video cassette, wherein the improvement includes panel means mounted on an outside surface of the bottom wall for forming a pocket with said bottom wall surface for removably holding a booklet therein;

said panel means being formed of a relatively stiff plastic material and having a panel wall with flanges formed integrally therewith and extending from three sides of said panel wall and having a continuous open forth side; and

means for mounting the panel wall in a fixed position on the bottom wall of the container and in a spaced relationship from said bottom wall to form the pocket therebetween with the open forth side of the panel means providing access into said pocket means, said mounting means including a plurality of lugs extending between and engaged with the panel means and bottom wall of the storage container.

2. An improved video cassette storage container having spaced side, end, top and bottom walls forming a hollow enclosure with projections formed on an inside surface of either the top or bottom walls and projecting into the enclosure for engagement with spaced reel hub openings of a video cassette, wherein the improvement includes panel means mounted on an outisde surface of the bottom wall for forming a pocket with said bottom wall surface for removably holding a booklet therein;

said panel means being formed of a relatively stiff plastic material and having a panel wall with flanges formed integrally therewith and extending from three sides of said panel wall and having a continuous open forth side; and

means for mounting the panel wall in a fixed position on the bottom wall of the container and in a spaced relationship from said bottom wall to form the pocket therebetween with the open forth side of the panel means providing access into said pocket means, said mounting means including a plurality of lugs formed on certain of the panel wall flanges.

3. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which the panel means is a one piece member with the panel wall having a flat relatively rectangular configuration;

and in which the flanges extend generally perpendicular from said three side of the panel wall.

4. The storage container defined in claim 3 in which clips are formed on the panel wall and extend into the pocket toward the bottom wall of the container for releasably retaining a booklet inserted into the pocket.

5. The storage container defined in claim 4 in which the clips are connected integrally with the panel wall by live hinges;

and in which the clips are sloped toward the bottom wall of the container.

6. The storage container defined in claim 5 in which the hinges are strips of material integrally joining the clips to the panel wall;

and in which the hinges have a thickness less than the thickness of the clips and panel wall.

7. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which the lugs include a pair of spaced lugs formed on two of the panel flanges and positioned opposite of each other;

and in which tabs are formed on the lugs and are located within notches formed in the bottom wall of the container.

8. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which the panel wall has an outer surface;

and in which ribs are formed along edge portions of the panel wall outer surface and project outwardly therefrom for supporting the panel wall when the container is placed on a surface to reduce scratching of said panel wall outer surface.

9. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which opposite side edges of the bottom wall of the container extend beyond the container sidewalls;

and in which notches are formed in said opposite side edges for receiving tha panel lugs for removably mounting the panel means on said bottom wall.

10. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which the fourth side of the panel is formed with a concave recess.

11. The storage container defined in claim 2 in which the panel means is formed of a transparent plastic material.

12. An improved video cassette storage container having spaced side, end, top and bottom walls forming a hollow enclosure with projections formed on an inside surface of either the top or bottom walls and projecting into the enclosure for engagement with spaced reel hub openings of a video cassette, wherein the improvement includes panel means mounted on an outside surface of the wall for forming a pocket with said bottom wall surface for removably holding a booklet therein;

said panel means being a one piece member formed of a relatively stiff plastic material and having a flat relatively rectangular panel wall with flanges formed integrally therewith and extending generally perpendicularly from three sides of said panel wall;

a pair of spaced lugs formed integrally on two of the panel flanges and positioned opposite of each other, said lugs releasably engaging the bottom wall of the container removably mounting the panel means on said container and spacing the panel wall therefrom to form the pocket; and

tabs formed on the lugs and located within notches formed in the bottom wall of the container for mounting the panel wall on the bottom wall of the container.

13. An improved video cassette storage container having spaced side, end, top and bottom walls forming a hollow enclosure with projections formed on an inside surface of either the top or bottom walls and projecting into the enclosure for engagement with spaced reel hub openings of a video cassette, wherein the improvement includes panel means mounted on an outside surface of the bottom wall for forming a pocket with said bottom wall surface for removably holding a booklet therein;

said panel means being a one piece member formed of a relatively stiff plastic material and having a flat relatively rectangular configuration with an outer surface and with flanges formed integrally therewith and extending generally perpendicularly from three sides of said panel wall and engaged with the bottom wall of the container to locate the panel wall in a spaced relationship from the bottom wall of the container; and

rib means formed along edge portions of the panel wall outer surface and projecting outwardly therefrom for supporting the panel wall when the container is placed on a surface to reduce scratching of said panel wall outer surface.

14. An improved video cassette storage container having spaced side, end, top and bottom walls forming a hollow enclosure with projections formed on an inside surface of either the top or bottom walls and projecting into the enclosure for engagement with spaced reel hub openings of a video cassette, with said bottom wall having opposite side edges extending beyond the container sidewalls;

wherein the improvement includes panel means mounted on an outside surface of the bottom wall for forming a pocket with said bottom wall surface for removably holding a booklet therein;

said panel means being formed of a relatively stiff plastic material and having a panel wall with flanges formed integrally therewith and extending from certain sides of said panel wall;

a plurality of lugs formed on the panel wall flanges; and

notches formed in the opposite side edges of the bottom wall receiving the lugs therein for removably mounting the panel means in a spaced relationship on said bottom wall.