JPH04242583A - Tape cassette storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take out or insert a tape cassette smoothly by constituting an opening to take out or insert a tape cassette on two side surface parts which are adjacent. CONSTITUTION:A tape cassette storage case (so called sleeve) S is constituted with a right side plate part 1, a left side plate part 2, a back plate part 3 and a bottom palate part 4, and a front plate part and an upper plate part are constituted into an opening parts 5, 6, and a tape cassette T can be taken out or inserted from these two opening parts 5, 6. Notches 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b are formed at end parts of the right side plate part 1 and left side plate part 2. When the tape cassette T is taken out or inserted to the sleeve S, taking out or insertion of the tape cassette T can be done not only from the front side but also from the top side or diagonally from the upper side, and the degree of freedom for taking out or insertion is higher for that reason, and taking out or insertion of the tape cassette T becomes easier.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape cassette storage case for storing tape cassettes used in recording and/or reproducing devices.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, tape cassettes have been used in recording and/or playback devices (hereinafter simply referred to as recording and playback devices) such as video tape recorders, and tape cassette storage is used to store such tape cassettes. There is a case, or so-called sleeve. That is, the sleeve is used to protect the tape cassette and prevent dust from adhering to the magnetic tape, and is generally made of a material such as paper or plastic.

[0003] This sleeve has an upper plate part, a lower plate part, a right side plate part, a left side plate part, and a back plate part, and has an opening with the front plate part missing. The tape cassette is inserted into and taken out from this front opening. However, with such a sleeve, it sometimes takes time to insert and remove the tape cassette.

0004

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a tape cassette storage case in which tape cassettes can be taken in and out smoothly. An object of the present invention is to provide a tape cassette storage case for storing tape cassettes, and the tape cassette storage case is characterized in that openings for inserting and removing tape cassettes are formed in two adjacent side surfaces. This is achieved by a tape cassette storage case.

[0005] In other words, as a result of studying the inconvenience of putting in and taking out tape cassettes in conventional sleeves, we found that this is because there is only one opening for taking in and out tape cassettes, that is, tape cassettes can only be taken in and out from one direction. Therefore, if openings for inserting and removing tape cassettes were formed on two adjacent side surfaces, tape cassettes could be inserted and removed from multiple directions, making it more convenient. I came to this conclusion.

[0006]The thus constructed sleeve not only makes it convenient to put in and take out the tape cassette, but also makes it extremely convenient to take out the tape cassette from the tape cassette storage shelf. That is,
In order to increase the number of tape cassettes stored in the shelf,
The height of the tape cassette storage shelf is not much different from the height of the sleeves, so there is almost no gap between the sleeve and the upper shelf of the tape cassette storage shelf, making it difficult to insert your finger into the tape cassette storage shelf. It was difficult to take out the tape cassettes, but since both the front and top plates of the sleeve were missing, the missing top plate of the sleeve made it difficult to remove the tape from the top shelf of the tape cassette storage shelf. There was a large gap between them, making it easier to insert your finger and take out the tape cassette.

[0007]

[Embodiment] Figs. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the tape cassette storage case according to the present invention. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing how easy it is to put in and take out tape cassettes, and Fig. 2 shows how tape cassettes can be removed from a storage shelf. FIG. Tape cassette storage case (so-called sleeve)
S includes a right side plate part 1, a left side plate part 2, a back plate part 3, and a lower plate part 4, and the front plate part and the upper plate part are configured with openings 5 and 6. It is constructed so that the tape cassette T can be taken in and taken out from two openings 5 and 6.

[0008] Reference numerals 7a, 7b, 8a, and 8b are notches formed at the ends of the right side plate part 1 and the left side plate part 2 of the sleeve S. The sleeve S is basically made of a transparent or opaque material such as paper or plastic, and the right side plate 1, the left side plate 2, the back plate 3, and the lower plate 4 are flattened. The shape is integrally punched out (the cutout parts 7a, 7b, 8a, and 8b are also punched out at the same time), and creases are formed at the connecting parts of these parts, bent into a predetermined shape, and then cut into a predetermined shape. It is formed by gluing the parts together.

When loading and unloading the tape cassette T into the sleeve S constructed as described above, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to do this from the side, which increases the degree of freedom in putting in and taking out the tape cassette T, making it easier to put in and take out the tape cassette T. In addition, as shown in Figure 2, even if the distance between the shelves of the organizing shelf is short, there is no upper plate, so
There is a corresponding gap between the tape cassette T and the upper shelf 9, making it easier to take out the tape cassette T from the storage shelf.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the tape cassette storage case according to the present invention. In the tape cassette storage case of this embodiment, only a part of the upper plate part 10 on the back plate part 3 side remains, and the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. Further explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the tape cassette storage case according to the present invention. The basic configuration of the tape cassette storage case of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, so detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. These tape cassette storage cases also have the same features as those of the first embodiment.

0012

[Effects] The tape cassette storage case according to the present invention is a tape cassette storage case that stores tape cassettes, and the tape cassette storage case has openings for inserting and removing tape cassettes in two adjacent side parts. As a result, tape cassettes can be taken in and taken out from multiple directions instead of in one direction, which increases the degree of freedom in putting in and taking out tape cassettes, making it easy to put in and take out tape cassettes, and the space between the shelves of the organizing shelf is short. However, there is a gap between the tape cassette and the upper shelf, which makes it easier to take out tape cassettes from the storage shelf, and it also requires less material.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the ease of putting in and taking out a tape cassette.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how easy it is to take out a tape cassette from a storage shelf.

[Fig. 3] A second tape cassette storage case according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing an example.

FIG. 4: Third tape cassette storage case according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing an example.

[Explanation of symbols]

S Sleeve T tape cassette 5 Opening 6 Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tape cassette storage case for storing tape cassettes, characterized in that the tape cassette storage case has openings for inserting and removing tape cassettes in two adjacent side surfaces. Cassette storage case.