JPH068984A - Cassette type recorded videotape storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain videotape cases which are used as display cases of cassette type recorded videotapes in a videotape rental shop, and can be displayed in a large number without spoiling display effect. CONSTITUTION:When a cassette 31 is inserted into an open-top case main body 1, it is put on receptacle ribs 8 with its upper part protruding from an opening 14 and an index member 20 buried inside the case main body l. The cassette 31 is displayed in this state, and when the upper part of the cassette 31 is pulled up to take out, the index member 20 is raised by the force of springs 18 and an indication 22 of 'on loan' protrudes upward the the case main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display case in which a cassette-type recorded video tape is stored and displayed in a rental shop.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cassette-type prerecorded video tapes for movies (hereinafter abbreviated as cassettes in the present specification) are displayed in rental shops (rental video shops) and are widely used by lovers.

In a rental store, cassettes are stored in stock shelves, and empty sample cases are arranged on display shelves in a sales floor so that a cassette designated by a user can be lent out.
The inventory of cassettes and the display shelf of sample cases for exhibition are required in the store, and the sales floor area is narrowed, and the number of cassettes that can be handled is unavoidably limited depending on the store.

Therefore, a crime prevention system for monitoring unauthorized take-out and a stock / rental management system are fully equipped, and the cassette and the sample case are stacked front and back in the case of horizontal placement, and displayed side by side in the case of vertical placement. Lined up on shelves,
Part of the system has been introduced in which users bring only cassettes to the reception desk for rental.

According to this system, since the inventory shelves are merged with the display shelves, the sales floor area can be expanded. However, by displaying the cassette and the sample case as a separate set, the user can display the sample case. The number of cassettes that can be displayed cannot be increased as expected because the desired cassette can be easily obtained without removing the display from the display shelf and changing the display position. Further, in the case of the flat placement, the sample case of the rented out part is retracted to give an uneven appearance, and in the case of the vertical placement, the rented out part of the cassette is vacant, which is not preferable in terms of display effect.

[0006]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the cassette to be handled at the rental shop is separated from the sample case and these cassettes can be arranged as one set on the display shelf, so that the cassette can be handled at one shop. The number of cassettes cannot be significantly increased, and it is not preferable in terms of display effect.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a display case, that is, a sample case, which can solve the above problems and greatly increase the number of cassettes that can be handled, and which does not reduce the display effect. It is intended to provide an exhibition case that works and loads and displays the cassette in an easy state by the following two means.

That is, in the first means, the case main body having the upper surface open and the receiving edge formed on the inner surface near the bottom wall, and the case main body fitted vertically above the receiving edge. It has an insole member, an elastic member that is inserted between the bottom wall and the insole member, and pushes the insole member upward. And a display member that moves up and down along the inside of the case body in conjunction with the insole member, and when the cassette is loaded from the opening on the upper surface and the insole member is placed on the receiving edge, the upper end portion moves upward from the opening. It is configured to project.

According to the second means, the main body has an upper surface that is open and a receiving edge is formed on the inner surface near the bottom wall, and has a height that almost reaches the upper surface from the receiving edge and is lent to the upper end. And a display body that has an engaging edge extending in the lateral direction at the lower end and is arranged vertically movable along the inside of the case body, and the display body is inserted between the bottom wall and the engaging edge. The cassette includes an elastic member that pushes upward, and when the cassette is loaded from the opening on the upper surface and placed on the receiving edge, the upper end portion projects upward from the opening and the display body is recessed in the case body.

[0010]

When the cassette is loaded into the case main body through the opening on the upper surface, the middle bottom member is sandwiched or directly placed on the receiving edge so that the upper end projects upward from the opening and the display body is pushed by the cassette and moves downward. Since it will be immersed in the case body, display it in this state. When the user holds the projecting portion and takes it out, the display body moves upward due to the elastic force of the elastic member, and the display during lending projects above the case body.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Explaining an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, a case main body 1 has a front wall 2, a back wall 3, left and right side walls 4, 5 and a bottom wall 6, inside which a cassette 31 is installed. The receiving part 8 is a storage part 7 that is inserted with a slight gap, and the receiving edges 8, 8 that are located slightly above the bottom wall 6 and extend in the left-right direction face the front wall 2 and the rear wall 3. The upper surface is open.

The case body 1 has a front wall 2, one side wall 4 and a back wall 3 which are bendable with each other, and a bottom wall 6 and another side wall 5 formed along the peripheral edge of the front wall 2.
Of the overhanging edge 11 overlapping the side wall 5 and the side wall 5
The locking projections 12 and 13 formed so as to face each other are engaged with each other so that they are closed and thus opened again.

A flat-plate insole member 16 having a size substantially the same as the cross section is fitted in the housing portion 7 of the case main body 1 above the projecting edge 8 so as to be vertically movable, and is composed of a compression coil spring. The individual elastic members 18, 18 are the bottom wall 6 and the insole member 1.
It is installed between 6 and.

The display body 20 is made of a flat plate material and has a receiving edge 8.
It is configured such that a plane L-shaped display 22 marked as “Lending” is provided on the upper end of the leg piece 21 having a height reaching almost the opening 14 from the inside of the side wall 4 of the case body 1. There is. In the present embodiment, the display body 20 is formed integrally with the insole member 16, and a leg piece 21 extends upward from a side edge of the insole member 16 at a right angle.

A transparent cover member 24 is stacked so as to cover the front wall 2, the side wall 4 and the rear wall 3 of the case body 1, and both side edges thereof are joined to the front wall 2 and the rear wall 3. A cover showing the title, contents, etc. of the movie being recorded is inserted in the space open above and below in a replaceable manner.

In this embodiment having such a structure, the cassette 31 is always installed in a rental store and displayed horizontally or vertically on a display shelf, and the cassette 31 is opened in the storage portion 7 of the case body 1.
When the cassette 31 is loaded from the position 4, the insole member 16 compresses the elastic members 18, 18 due to its weight and descends until it rests on the receiving edges 8, 8, and the cassette 31 is stored with its upper end protruding upward from the opening 14. And the display body 20 lowered integrally with the insole member 16
Is completely immersed in the storage unit 7 and is displayed and displayed in this state (see A in FIG. 2).

The user picks up the protruding portion of the desired cassette 31 with his fingertip, pulls it out, brings it to the reception desk, and borrows it, and the empty case body 1 remains on the display shelf as it is, and the weight of the cassette 31 acts. The insole member 1
6 moves upward due to the elastic force of the elastic members 18 and 18, and the upper end of the display body 20 projects upward from the opening 14 to expose the "rental" display 22 (see B in FIG. 2).

When the rented cassette 31 is returned,
By loading this into the case body 1, it becomes ready for lending again. Then, in the case of flat placement, the empty case body 1 being rented out is pulled backward to change the display state,
Further, in the case of the vertical installation, the part of the cassette 31 being rented out does not become empty, so that the display effect can be kept constant.

It is preferable that the cassette 31 is put in a rental case for display as in the conventional case, and a security system or a management system is provided by attaching a magnetic security sticker for crime prevention or a sticker such as a product reference number to the rental case. Can be utilized.

FIG. 3 shows a different embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment does not include an insole member, but the cassette 31 is placed directly on the receiving edge 8 and the upper end portion is placed on the case body 1.
The protrusion 8 is configured to project upward from the opening 14, and the receiving edge 8 is formed by two left and right round bar-shaped projections provided on the rear wall 3.

Further, the display body 20 has a structure in which a flat plate-shaped engaging edge 23 extending in the lateral direction is integrally formed at the lower end portion of a leg piece 21 provided with a display 22 at the upper end portion, and is formed along the side wall 4. It fits in the guide groove 25 and moves up and down. The elastic member 18, which is a compression coil spring, is inserted between the bottom wall 6 and the engaging edge 23 and serves to project the display 22 upward from the opening 14.

According to this embodiment having such a structure, when the cassette 31 is loaded into the housing portion 7 of the case body 1 through the opening 14, the lower surface thereof overlaps the engaging edge 23, and the elastic member 18 is compressed by the weight. The cassette 31 is lowered until it is placed on the receiving edge 8, and the cassette 31 is stored with the upper end thereof protruding upward from the opening 14, and the display body 20 is completely retracted into the storage portion 7.
When the cassette 31 is taken out, the display body 20 moves upward due to the elastic force of the elastic member 18, the upper end portion projects upward from the opening 14, and the display 22 is exposed.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since the cassette is inserted into the case body and displayed with the upper end portion protruding, the number of times is twice as large as the case where the cassettes are displayed side by side in the front or rear or right and left. It is possible to display a number of cassettes, which greatly increases the number of cassettes that can be handled in one store.

Further, since the cassette is displayed with its upper end protruding from the case main body, it is very easy to take out, and when the cassette is taken out, the display member is made to project by the elastic member, so that the cassette is automatically rented. Is not only very convenient because it is displayed, but it also maintains a certain display effect without the display condition changing or vacant spaces being created on the display shelves during exhibition and rental. It is economical because it can be used repeatedly for different movie cassettes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing each state of display (A) and rental (B).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 case body, 6 bottom wall, 7 storage part, 8 receiving edge, 1
4 openings, 16 insole member, 18 elastic member, 20 display body, 22 display, 23 engaging edge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A case body having an open upper surface and a receiving edge formed on an inner surface near a bottom wall, and an insole member vertically movably fitted to the case body above the receiving edge. An elastic member that is inserted between the bottom wall and the insole member and pushes the insole member upward, and a height that reaches almost the upper surface from the receiving edge and an indication that the item is being rented at the upper end. And a display body that moves up and down along the inner surface of the case body in conjunction with the inner bottom member, and inserts a cassette-type recorded video tape from the opening on the upper surface so that the inner bottom member is mounted on the receiving edge. A cassette-type recorded videotape display case, characterized in that the upper end thereof is configured to project upward from the opening. 2. The cassette-recorded videotape display case according to claim 1, wherein the display body is formed integrally with the insole member. 3. A case main body having an open upper surface and a receiving edge formed on an inner surface near the bottom wall, and a height indicating almost the upper surface from the receiving edge, and an indication of being rented at the upper end. A display body, which has an engaging edge extending in the lateral direction at its lower end and is vertically movable along the inner surface of the case body, is inserted between the bottom wall and the engaging edge, and the display body is moved upward. An elastic member that pushes into the case, the cassette-type recorded video tape is loaded from the opening in the upper surface and placed on the receiving edge, the upper end portion protrudes upward from the opening, and the display body is provided in the case body. An immersive cassette-type videotaped videotape display case.