Video cassette storage and ejection device
US4235490A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0236
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A container for storing and selectively presenting video tape cassettes of substantially equal thickness and depth and either a first or a second height includes a longitudinally extending box having longitudinally extending rear, bottom and top walls and transversely extending end walls defining a storage area having depth in excess of the depth of the cassettes. Partitions are provided which define storage locations, each of which has a longitudinal extent slightly in excess of the thickness of the cassettes, with the thickness and spacing of the partitions being such that when cassettes are placed into two adjacent storage locations, the space between them is insufficient to accommodate a human finger. Transversely extending ejection members, each mounted to the rear wall and projecting into one of the storage locations, each have a contact surface which is movable from a first position to a second position and is adapted to contact the rear panel of one of the cassettes when the cassette is inserted into the storage location with the rear panel at the first position. The ejection members are placed under sufficient compression when the contact surfaces are moved, by a cassette …
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