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  • US 4,724,957 A
  • Filed: 10/14/1986
  • Issued: 02/16/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A book-like container for tape or disc recording media holders, said container comprising:

  • a casing member (2) formed of cardboard, said casing member having a pair of covers connected by a curved spine section (3) and a foil (5) on the side of the casing member that is exterior when the book-like container is closed; and

    a base member reception part (11) mounted on one of said covers for receiving the recording media holder, a cover member reception part (10) mounted on the other of said covers, said reception parts being mounted on the side of said casing member that is interior when the book-like container is closed, said reception parts being formed of a plastic material and being connected by an elastically resilient plastic sheet-like connecting section (9) spanning said spine section (3) of said casing member but unconnected therewith, said connecting section being curved and biasing said container to the closed position, said base member reception part having four walls (15, 16, 17,

         18) forming a rectangular peripheral flange defining a recess (14) for receiving the recording media holder, a cut out (23) in the wall (18) of said peripheral flange adjacent said connecting section (9) facilitating removal of the holder from said recess, the remaining three walls (15, 16,

         17) of said peripheral flange being stepped to form a shoulder (20) on which the recording media holder rests when received in said recess, the walls (15, 16, 17,

         18) of said base member reception part elastically engaging a wall (19) of said cover member reception part (10) forming a peripheral flange on said cover member reception part, the corners of said peripheral flange of said base member reception part having outwardly extending protrusions lying normal to the cover of said casing member on which said base member reception part is mounted, said protrusions (33) formed to engage a substantially smooth surface of said wall (19) of said cover member reception part when the book-like container is in the closed condition for retaining the book-like container in the closed condition.

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