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US 6,712,208 B2Granted
Magnetic tape cassette storage case
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsShozo Onmori, Kazuo Hiraguchi, Kiyoo Morita
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Abstract
A magnetic tape cassette storage case (1) comprising a storage section (3) for storing a magnetic tape cassette (81), a lid section (5) for covering the storage section (3), and a connecting section (7) for connecting the storage section (3) and the lid section (5) so as to enable the open-and-closed motion; in which the storage section (3) and the lid section (5) comprise plate portion (11, 21) and sidewall portions (13, 23) provided along the outer peripheries of the flat portions (11, 21) respectively. A notch (26b) having at least the height of the sidewall portion (13) provided on the storage section (3) is formed on the inner side of the end of the sidewall portion (23) closer to the connecting section (7) of the lid section (5).
Claims9
A magnetic tape cassette storage case comprising:
- a storage section for storing a magnetic tape cassette;
- a lid section for covering said storage section;
- a connecting section for connecting said storage section and said lid section, said connecting section operable to allow opening and closing of said magnetic tape cassette case;
- said storage section including:
- a first plate portion,
- a first sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said first plate portion,
- a locking recess on an outer wall surface of said first sidewall portion, and
- a first overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said first sidewall portion;
- said lid section including:
- a second plate portion,
- a second sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said second plate portion,
- a locking projection on an inner wall surface of said second sidewall portion, and
- a second overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said second sidewall portion;
- said second sidewall portion being fitted along an outside of said first sidewall portion so that said locking recess and said locking projection are engaged when said lid section is covered on said storage section;
- wherein a part of said second sidewall portion, and at least the portion on which said locking projection is provided, is flush with said first overhanging portion and said second overhanging portion.
12 more elements
A magnetic tape cassette storage case comprising:
- a storage section for storing a magnetic tape cassette;
- a lid section for covering said storage section;
- a connecting section for connecting said storage section and said lid section, said connecting section operable to allow opening and closing of said magnetic tape cassette case;
- said storage section including:
- a first plate portion,
- a first sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said first plate portion,
- a locking recess on an outer wall surface of said first sidewall portion, and
- a first overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said first sidewall portion;
- said lid section including:
- a second plate portion,
- a second sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said second plate portion,
- a locking projection on an inner wall surface of said second sidewall portion, and
- a second overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said second sidewall portion;
- said second sidewall portion being fitted along an outside of said first sidewall portion so that said locking recess and said locking projection are engaged when said lid section is covered on said storage section;
- wherein a part of said first overhanging portion and said second overhanging portion and at least the portion on which said locking recess and said locking projection are provided is flush with said sidewall portion.
12 more elements
A magnetic tape cassette storage case comprising:
- a storage section for storing a magnetic tape cassette;
- a lid section for covering said storage section;
- a connecting section for connecting said storage section and said lid section, said connecting section operable to allow opening and closing of said magnetic tape cassette case;
- said storage section including:
- a first plate portion,
- a first sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said first plate portion,
- a locking recess on an outer wall surface of said first sidewall portion, and
- a first overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said first sidewall portion;
- said lid section including:
- a second plate portion,
- a second sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said second plate portion,
- a locking projection on an inner wall surface of said second sidewall portion, and
- a second overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said second sidewall portion;
- said second sidewall portion being fitted along an outside of said first sidewall portion so that said locking recess and said locking projection are engaged when said lid section is covered on said storage section;
- and
- further comprising a notch formed in a part of at least one of said first overhanging portion and said second overhanging portion,
- wherein said notch is disposed on at least the portion on which said locking recess and said locking projection are provided and
- wherein said notch is flush with said sidewall portion.
15 more elements
A magnetic tape cassette storage case comprising:
- a storage section for storing a magnetic tape cassette;
- a lid section for covering said storage section;
- a connecting section for connecting said storage section and said lid section, said connecting section operable to allow opening and closing of said magnetic tape cassette case;
- said storage section including:
- a first plate portion,
- a first sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said first plate portion,
- a locking recess on an outer wall surface of said first sidewall portion, and
- a first overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said first sidewall portion;
- said lid section including:
- a second plate portion,
- a second sidewall portion along an outer periphery of said second plate portion,
- a locking projection on an inner wall surface of said second sidewall portion, and
- a second overhanging portion overhanging outwardly from said second sidewall portion;
- said second sidewall portion being fitted along an outside of said first sidewall portion so that said locking recess and said locking projection are engaged when said lid section is covered on said storage section;
- further comprising a notch formed in a part of said first overhanging portion and said second overhanging portion,
- wherein said notch is disposed on at least the portion on which said locking recess and said locking projection are provided and
- wherein said notch is flush with said sidewall portion.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.