Cassette security container
First Claim
1. A security container for an article including:
- a base having a storage compartment formed by first and second spaced parallel end walls, a pair of spaced parallel side walls and a bottom wall, and having an access opening opposite of the bottom wall for placing and removing an article into and from the storage compartment, said compartment having a size and configuration generally equal to that of the article being contained therewith the bottom wall terminating in a spaced relationship from the first end wall to provide an end portion of the container having a thickness nearly equal to the thickness of the package contained within the storage compartment;
a separate lid having a top wall, an end wall and a pair of spaced parallel side walls;
pivot means spaced inwardly from the first wall of the base for pivotally mounting the lid on said base;
locking means provided on the base and lid for releasably securing said lid in a closed position on the base to prevent unauthorized removal of the article from the storage compartment; and
key means engageable with the locking means for releasing the lid from the base enabling said lid to be moved to an open position for removal of the article from within the storage compartment.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A security container for holding and displaying an article such as a package containing a compact disc, audiocassette or videocassette, comprised of a base and a pivotally mounted lid. The base has an external size and shape generally equal to that of the article to be secured within an interior compartment formed by the base. The lid is pivotally mounted on the base by a pair of posts located on side walls of the base which are spaced from one of the end walls a sufficient distance to provide an end of the container having a thickness equal to the thickness of the article contained therein. This thickness of the end of the container enables the container to be placed within a display rack heretofore useable only for an unsecured package. A recess is formed in an inside surface of the lid for receiving and protecting a security detection device within the container. A lock is formed on the inside of the base by a plurality of flexible fingers which are formed on the lid and which are engageable with angled projections formed on the base. Key openings are formed in the base in alignment with the angled locking projections whereby a key can be inserted through the openings to remove the flexible fingers from the projections to unlock the lid to remove a cassette from the storage container.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A security container for an article including:
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a base having a storage compartment formed by first and second spaced parallel end walls, a pair of spaced parallel side walls and a bottom wall, and having an access opening opposite of the bottom wall for placing and removing an article into and from the storage compartment, said compartment having a size and configuration generally equal to that of the article being contained therewith the bottom wall terminating in a spaced relationship from the first end wall to provide an end portion of the container having a thickness nearly equal to the thickness of the package contained within the storage compartment; a separate lid having a top wall, an end wall and a pair of spaced parallel side walls; pivot means spaced inwardly from the first wall of the base for pivotally mounting the lid on said base; locking means provided on the base and lid for releasably securing said lid in a closed position on the base to prevent unauthorized removal of the article from the storage compartment; and key means engageable with the locking means for releasing the lid from the base enabling said lid to be moved to an open position for removal of the article from within the storage compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A security container for an article including:
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a base having a storage compartment formed by first and second spaced parallel end walls, a pair of spaced parallel side walls and a bottom wall, and having an access opening opposite of the bottom wall for placing and removing the package into and from the storage compartment, said compartment having a size and configuration generally equal to that of the article being contained therewith, said bottom wall terminating in a spaced relationship from the first end wall to provide an end portion of the container defined only by the first end wall and adjacent portions of the sidewalls and having a thickness defined by the height of said end wall and sidewall portions nearly equal to the thickness of the package contained within the storage compartment; a separate lid having a top wall, an end wall and a pair of spaced parallel side walls; and pivot means spaced inwardly from the first wall of the base for pivotally mounting the lid on said base.
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Specification