Special receptacle or package – For holding a machine readable recording medium – For holding a grooved phonograph disc
Patent
1993-04-28
1995-04-25
Ackun, Jacob K.
Special receptacle or package
For holding a machine readable recording medium
For holding a grooved phonograph disc
2063081, 2063871, 312 958, 312 963, B65D 8500
Patent
active
054091080
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application is based on International Application No. PCT/US91/07921, filed Oct. 25, 1991.
The present invention relates to a storage apparatus for holding a set of rectangular cartridges or cassettes and in particular to a storage apparatus for storing compact discs or tape cassettes that are contained in storage boxes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There have been numerous storage devices developed for holding small rectangular objects like tape cassettes or compact discs that are contained in individual storage boxes. Many of these devices are formed with dividers that define individual compartments in which each storage box is held. A disadvantage of these devices is that space occupied by the dividers cannot contain a storage box. This reduces the capacity of these devices. Still another disadvantage of these systems is that the dividers restrict the lateral movement of the storage boxes held therein. This makes it impossible to move a set of the storage boxes laterally across the device so as to create a space for a third box between two already stored boxes. Consequently, a person wishing to so interleave the storage boxes must move each of the boxes individually in order to create the necessary opening.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a storage device for containing boxes or the like so as to maximize the number of containers that can be stored, and that allows an individual to move two or more containers to different locations in the device in a single motion. A preferred embodiment of this invention is directed to a storage device that does not include any divider panels which the user must readjust and which can disrupt the appearance of the storage device.
The first preferred embodiment of this invention includes a base member, two spaced apart side walls and a top member that define a storage space. The device is dimensioned so that it is slightly narrower in depth than the storage containers it is intended to hold. A stop tab attached to the back of either the bottom or top member limits the rearward movement of the storage containers. The storage device of this embodiment of the invention includes a retaining member that is attached to the bottom surface of the top member. The retaining member has a number of fingers that extend front-to-rear side-by-side across the width of the device and that are normally biased, or disposed, downwards. The bottom member has a main surface that is positioned so that it is spaced away from the retaining member fingers a distance that is slightly less than the height of the containers the device is intended to store. The front surface of the storage device bottom member slopes downwards from the main surface toward the front edge of the device.
A storage container, such as a compact disc "jewel box," is held in this storage device by simply placing the box upright between the bottom member and the retaining member. The box will abut one of the retaining member fingers so as to deflect the finger upwards. Consequently, the box is held in an upright position between either adjoining boxes and/or one or both of the adjoining fully extended fingers. An individual removes a storage box from this storage device by simply pressing downward on the exposed top corner of the box. The box will pivot downwards and outwards onto the sloping front surface of the bottom member. The box can then be removed from the storage device by simply gripping the opposed corners of the box and pulling it away from the storage device.
The storage device of this invention holds containers in an upright position without the use of dividers. Since there are no dividers, the whole of the storage space can be used to hold containers. This maximizes the number of containers that can be held in the device. Moreover, the containers can be laterally shifted to a new location in the storage space be simply pulling two or more containers partially out of the storage apparatus and moving them, together, to the desired new location. The contai
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Clausen Eivind
Hood Oliver
Ackun Jacob K.
Allsop, Inc.
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