Patent · US Expired

Video cassette container

US5975298A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
13References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 2, 1997
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/815
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video cassette storage container formed as a one-piece member of polypropylene where the container has a smooth outer contour and configured sidewalls and hinge area to provide an extremely aesthetically pleasing and efficient storage container. The container further has square feet on one end thereof for endwise standing of the video storage container. The container also has a recessed front for easy opening where the recessed front is also arcuate or scalloped so as to extend inward into the container to assist in holding and centering video cassette tapes. The container also has ribs on the inner surface thereof which automatically centers the video cassette and its associated literature into the storage container during manual insertion of a cassette therein.

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