Abstract:
A storage rack for relatively thin, flat articles such as audio or video cassettes, compact discs, or computer discs comprises a shelf unit having a rear wall and a plurality of spaced parallel shelf flanges projecting outwardly from the rear wall, and a support for supporting the shelf unit in a generally upright orientation with its rear wall inclined rearwardly. Each adjacent pair of shelf flanges is arranged to slidably receive the rear edge portion only of an article and to support the article in a generally horizontal orientation with its outermost edge located in a staggered relationship relative to the next adjacent articles.
Abstract:
A display unit for a consumer product such as a compact disk, digital audio tape, cassette tape or video tape. The display unit includes a frame having at least one generally rectangular opening adapted to receive the consumer product therewithin. The opening is defined by parallel top and bottom frame portions joined by parallel side frame portions. The frame has a front side through which the consumer product can be placed in the opening and a rear side opposite thereof. The display unit is also formed such that one of either the top and bottom frame portions or the side frame portions is spaced apart by a greater distance then the corresponding vertical or horizontal dimension, respectively, of the consumer product and the other of either the top and bottom frame portions or the side frame portions is spaced apart by a distance substantially the same as the corresponding vertical or horizontal dimension, respectively of the consumer product. The display unit further includes a retainer associated with the one of either the top and bottom frame portions or the side frame portions which are spaced apart by the greater distance. The retainer is such that the consumer product can be repeatedly inserted into the opening and removed from the opening on demand. The retainer also is adapted to retain the consumer product in the opening until such time as the consumer product is removed on demand. With these features, the display unit is well suited for storing and/or displaying compact discs, digital audio tapes, cassette tapes, video tapes and the like.
Abstract:
Proposed is a device (1) for holding and displaying CD, audio or video cassettes (2), which with their lower edge areas are obliquely supported in grooves (5) in a case (4), the grooves (5) having support areas cooperating in pairs, between which the cassettes are held in each of their skewed positions. The groove base can be provided with median rounded-off projections (16) for the cassettes and may have a cylindrical form or at least a section. The side walls of the grooves are recessed, and the grooves are stepwise arranged and may be mutually offset in height. The base (4) may be produced as an extruded section of profiled sheet steel or by vacuum molding, wherein the support fillets corresponding to the recessed portions of the grooves are removably placed in a mold and are removed from the mold together with the molded plastic sheet.
Abstract:
A storage system is provided which can effectively store a variety of magnetic storage elements such as VHS video cassette packs, standard audio cassette packs, Beta video cassette packs, 51/4" floppy disc packs, and CD (compact disc) packs alternately in a given space in a drawer. The drawer has opposite sides with vertical tabs spaced along each side to form spaces that closely receive opposite ends of a VHS cassette pack. A pair of cassette adaptors can each lie in spaces otherwise occupied by a VHS cassette pack, the adaptors having vertical ribs that store standard audio cassettes in an orientation perpendicular to that of the VHS cassettes. A pair of disc pack adaptors can be mounted at opposite sides of the drawer, these adaptors having walls forming wide slots for holding CD disc packs and narrower slots at the bottom of the wide slots for holding 51/4" floppy disc packs. The disc pack adaptors hold the disc packs at an incline from the vertical to reduce their height and facilitate reading of titles. The adaptors can be switched to angle the different disc packs in opposite directions from the vertical.
Abstract:
A stand which is capable of holding both gramophone records and magnetic tape cassette cases. The stand comprises a baseplate having side walls or other members projecting upwardly therefrom to define, with the top of the baseplate, gramophone record receiving compartments. The projecting members are so formed as to provide a stable support for the stand in an inverted position exposing the underside of the baseplate, cassette case holding means being provided on the thus exposed underside of the baseplate.
Abstract:
An improved apparatus configured to store different kinds and types of media cases and boxes includes at least two similar constructed apparatuses which are releasably connected together by at least one pair of mating connecting members.