Abstract:
A holder of preferably slightly flexible plastic having oppositely aligned wedging end pieces for clampingly securing a tape cartridge and suitably structured to clamp onto a vehicle sun visor regardless of the size of such visor. A first embodiment includes front and rear clamping ends and a second embodiment includes side clamping ends. Various embodiments are shown for securing the holder to the visor, for connecting modular holders together and for resiliently accommodating cartridges of different thickness dimensions. One embodiment also includes an auxiliary sun screen, as well.
Abstract:
A device for storing or packing loose objects comprising a plurality of container elements, each having a bottom wall, upstanding side and end walls, and an open upper side, which elements are connected to one another by hinge joints arranged between the side edges of the bottom walls thereof to form a continuous row of elements and which elements are so shaped and dimensioned that this row of elements, from its extended position, can be spirally rolled-up into a block of prismatic form in which the open upper element sides are closed-off by wall portions of other elements lying inwardly thereof in said block and engaging said open sides.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved case for packing a tape cassette or the like, wherein the case comprises, on the one hand, a transparent element presenting a bottom, a rear wall and two side walls extending over the whole of its width and, on the other hand an opaque element presenting a top, a front edge portion and side walls, this opaque element comprising two portions and side walls, this opaque element comprising two portions connected together by a hinge integral with and extending in the top parallel to the front edge portion, continuing through the side walls by separating slits so that the rear opaque portion and the transparent element cooperate to form a rigid body when their side walls are connected together, while the front portion forms a cover whose side walls cooperate with those of the transparent element by elastic locking means.
Abstract:
A shield for use with a magnetic tape cassette in which the cassette is formed with a shaped boss defining an open tape transport region, the shield comprising, integrally, an apron formed with an opening for receiving the shaped boss, a ledge projecting substantially at a right angle from the inner surface of the apron for covering the open tape transport region, nibs upon a free edge of the ledge for securing the apron to a surface of the cassette, and spaced prongs extending from the inner surface of the apron for engaging cassette sprocket holes to restrain sprockets therein from turning.
Abstract:
A storage container for one or more magnetic tape cassettes includes a support base and a cassette holding sleeve mounted on the base. The holding sleeve includes two upstanding walls each of which is independently attached to the support base such that it is essentially perpendicular to the support base. The walls are parallel to each other and spaced from one another such that the cassette can fit between them. A top wall is integrally formed with the upstanding walls such that it is essentially coplanar with the support surface. Together the top wall and the upstanding walls form the sleeve. Located on the top wall and projecting toward the support surface are one or more protuberance members which are capable of partially fitting within the capstan locating holes of the cassette to fixedly hold the cassette within the sleeve.
Abstract:
A container is disclosed for dispensing strip material having a light-sensitive layer on one side. A slot through which the strip material can be pulled from a roll of such material within the container has a first lip and a second lip spring resiliently urged toward the first lip. The lips are shaped so that tension in the strip material therebetween produces a resultant force which opposes the resilient force to reduce or eliminate pressure between the light-sensistive layer and the first lip.
Abstract:
A storage case, adapted to store a cassette of the type having at least one reel, is formed of walls which are closable to form the storage case. At least one hub engaging member is mounted on a wall for engaging the hub of the reel when the cassette is placed into the storage case. The hub engaging member includes a post extending from the wall and having a longitudinal slit therein parallel to the longitudinal axis of the post so as to form two compressible post portions, each portion having a finger projecting outward therefrom. A coil spring is positioned over and guided by the post, and a cap having a cylindrical wall, a top wall and an annular shoulder is positioned over the post. When assembling the cap to the post, the annular shoulder of the cap compresses the post portions to permit the fingers to pass through the annular shoulder and then to expand and lockingly engage the shoulder. The spring exerts an upward bias force on the cap. At least one projection is provided on the top wall of the cap to engage the hub. Locking means prevents the cap from rotating. The storage case also includes a novel releasable locking assembly, an improved hinge to facilitate the opening and closing of the case and a reinforcing member so as to prevent unwanted deflections of the side, or peripheral walls, of the case.
Abstract:
A tape reel container of the flat-walled box type holding a reel-supporting tray. The periphery of the tray is formed with a downward and outwardly facing step confronting the side walls of the container, and the side walls are formed with inward and downwardly folding flaps engaging the tray step, so as to both retain and be retained by the tray.
Abstract:
A case for storing a tape cassette has inner and outer cases. Peripheral walls join opposite peripheral portions of top and bottom walls of the outer case to define an opening at one side through which the inner case with a cassette therein can be inserted into the outer case. The inner case has a side member which overlies a side of the cassette and is disposed in the opening in the outer case when the inner case with a cassette therein are stored in the outer case. Top and bottom panel members extend at substantial angles from the side member to be disposed against respective top and bottom surfaces of the cassette. At least one of the top and bottom panel members has an edge portion remote from the side member which is angled in respect to a corresponding edge portion of the corresponding one of the top and bottom walls of the outer case extending along the opening into the outer case so that the edge portion of the inner case at least initially passes the corresponding edge portion of the outer case at only one point when the inner case is inserted into the outer case. The inner case is thus more easily inserted into the outer case.
Abstract:
A combination shipping and storage containers for rolls of sheet material having hollow centers, the container having an interiorly disposed spindle like post extending vertically between opposite ends thereof upon which the rolls are held against radial shifting movement. The container is provided at each of its opposite ends with closure panels which are inwardly foldable from an open position thereof into flatwise superimposed closed positions to embrace therebetween out-turned flaps provided at each end of the post to hold the same in fixedly secured position within the closed container. The container is especially designed for use with rolls of low friction sheet material, such as mylar, to prevent telescoping of the rolled up convolutions relatively to one another and to this end each of the rolls "spindled" on the post is individually provided with an underlying centrally apertured flat support member so that said member and the roll supported thereon as a unit may be placed on and removed from the internal post of the container.