Video indexing system

• US 5,515,972 A
• Filed: 07/26/1995
• Issued: 05/14/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Shames
• Original Assignee: Robert Shames
• Inventors: Shames, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Sewell, Paul T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US08/507,151
• Time in Patent Office: 293 Days
• Field of Search: 206/425, 206/387.1, 206/387.13, 206/459.5, 206/472-473, 206/232, 281/20, 281/29, 283/43
• US Class Current: 206/425
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 23/0236 Containers for several cassettes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 23/40 Identifying or analogous means applied to or incorporated in the record carrier and not intended for visual display simultaneously with the playing-back of the record carrier, e.g. label, leader, photograph

Abstract

A video indexing system for cataloging and organizing video cassettes. The indexing system utilizes a housing that is substantially identical to a video cassette container. A video directory having a plurality of erasable labels is releasable disposed in the housing. Each of the erasable labels has an index code corresponding to an adhesive label attached to the video cassette containers. An erasable marker is mounted within the video directory for writing therein. In addition, erasable labels are provided for the video cassettes themselves.

Claims

1. A video indexing system for cataloging and organizing video cassettes having video containers comprising:

a housing having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and two spaced parallel sides connected said back, top and bottom sides, said front being open such that said housing is substantially identical to the video container of the video cassettes;

a video directory having a first, a second, a third and a fourth panel, each of said panels having an inside surface and an outside surface, said video directory being folded such that the inside surface of said fourth panel is adjacent the inside surface of said third panel, and said first and third panel are folded to form substantially perpendicular angles with said second panel, said video directory being inserted into said housing when folded such that the outer surface of said second panel substantially closes said open front of said housing;

a plurality of erasable labels disposed on the inside surface of said first, third and fourth panels, each of said plurality of erasable labels having an index code;

a plurality of adhesive labels for mounting on the video containers of the video cassettes, each of said plurality of adhesive labels having an index code corresponding to the index code of said plurality of erasable labels; and

an erasable marker releasably mounted to the inside surface of said second panel, said erasable marker for marking said erasable labels within said video directory and thereby indicating the contents of the video cassette having the adhesive label with the index code corresponding to the index code of the erasable label.

2. The video indexing system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of erasable labels are formed of a plastic erasable surface.

3. The video indexing system according to claim 2, wherein said plastic erasable surface is an erasable marker board.

4. The video indexing system according to claim 1, wherein said erasable marker is releasably fastened to said inside surface of said second panel with a hook and loop type fastener.

5. The video indexing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of erasable adhesive labels for attaching to the video cassettes, said erasable adhesive labels being erasably marked with said erasable marker mounted within said video directory.