Video cassette storage container

Details Video cassette storage container Video cassette storage container

1996-10-16

1998-06-30

Fidei, David T.

Special receptacle or package

For holding a machine readable recording medium

For holding a tape cassette

206472, 20638713, B65D 85672

Patent

active

057720282

ABSTRACT:
An improved video cassette storage container includes a lid hingedly mounted to a base and movable between open and closed positions. The hinge provides a rounded outer spine and the base and lid have smooth curved radiused edges to provide an attractive and sleek external configuration. The peripheral walls of the base and lid are substantially equal in height and form a centrally located closure line when the container is in the closed position. A front wall of each of the base and lid is recessed to form an overhang portion to facilitate opening of the storage container. A pair of parallel spaced guide rails extend from an inner surface of the lid and center a VHS tape as the tape slides into the storage container during loading and packaging thereof. A plurality of ramped ribs extend from a pair of end walls and front wall of the lid to provide a camming surface which assists in guiding the tape between the guide rails. A third guide rail is formed on an inner surface of the base and a plurality of ribs are formed on a pair of end walls and the front wall of the base to center the tape within the storage container when the storage container is in the closed position. The guide rails and ribs of the base and lid centrally retain the tape within the storage container and prevent the sliding of the tape therefrom regardless of which of the base or lid is moved to the open position relative to the other of the base or the lid. The hinge includes a pair of wall portions which are complementary shaped to the end walls of the base and lid and ensure closure of the container regardless of how the container is closed.

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