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Bottom-load video cassette container

  • US 5,085,322 A
  • Filed: 08/24/1990
  • Issued: 02/04/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A video cassette storage container, comprising:

  • an enclosure having substantially the same shape as, and being slightly larger than, a video cassette;

    said enclosure having upper, lower and sidewall surfaces, and top and bottom ends, wherein the top end is enclosed and the bottom is open to receive a video cassette for storage;

    a pair of slits in said upper surface or said lower surface extending to said bottom end to form an integral spring tab resiliently connected to said enclosure and oriented so as to be manually pivotable to release said video cassette for removal from said enclosure, said spring tab being formed integrally with and extending from the upper surface or the lower surface to partially enclose the bottom end of said enclosure to contact and retain a video cassette stored therein;

    a pair of apertures in said upper surface or said lower surface, wherein each of said apertures is formed at a corresponding end of one of said pair of slits to relieve stress during manual pivoting of said spring tab; and

    grommets formed around said apertures.

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