Fliptop package for cassette tape

In combination, a data encoded storage device and a cardboard container for holding said data encoded storage device, said storage device carried in a compartment in said cardboard container,

• said cardboard container substantially resembling a flip-top cigarette box, but having dimensions slightly larger than said storage device to achieve a snug fit for said storage device,
• said cardboard container comprising:
• a. a flip top closure and a container portion;
• b. said container portion having front, rear, bottom and side walls fixedly secured together;
• c. said flip top closure closing said cardboard container when moved toward said container portion,
• d. said container portion having a rear side, said flip top closure hingedly joined to said container portion along a fold line in said rear side,
• e. said flip top closure comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel and side walls;
• f. said side walls and said front panel of said flip top closure being aligned with the side walls and said front wall, respectively, of said container portion when said flip top closure is closed;
• said cardboard container being sufficiently rugged to maintain its shape when the storage device is removed therefrom, and
• said cardboard container comprising printable surfaces capable of accepting graphic and display material thereon to be correlated with the identity of the specific storage device carried therein.