Bottom-load video cassette container
First Claim
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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Abstract
A video cassette storage container comprises a transparent enclosure having upper, lower and sidewall surfaces, and top and bottom ends, wherein the top end is enclosed and the bottom end is open to receive a video cassette for storage. A tab, pivotably connected to the upper surface of the enclosure, has a perpendicular end portion that partially encloses the bottom end for retaining a video cassette in the enclosure. The tab is pivoted open manually to release the video cassette for removal from the bottom end of the enclosure. A graphics sleeve retaining member formed within the enclosure retains a graphics sleeve at the bottom end, and a door hinged to the upper end of the enclosure is opened manually for receiving the sleeve and cassette.
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25 Claims
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1. A video cassette storage container, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A video cassette storage container, comprising:
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an enclosure having substantially the same shape as, and being slightly larger than, a video cassette; said enclosure four wall surfaces, and top and bottom ends, wherein said top end is enclosed and said bottom end is open to receive a video cassette for storage; a pair of slits in one of said wall surfaces 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 one wall surface to partially enclose the bottom end of said enclosure to contact and retain a video cassette stored therein; and a graphics sleeve retaining member formed within said enclosure at a bottom end of the one wall surface between one of the slits and an adjacent one of the wall surfaces, for retaining a graphics sleeve therein. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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