JPS6037333Y2 - Case for cassette tape - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cassette tape case for protecting, storing, and transporting cassette tapes such as compact cassettes and other small cassettes.

Conventionally, cases that can hold one or more cassette tapes have been devised in various ways to take out the cassette tapes housed in the case.

As is well known, some cases containing a single cassette tape are constructed so that the cassette tape lifts up with the lid when the lid of the case is opened, and there is also a recess on the side of the tape accommodating part where a finger can be inserted. Some devices have a recess in which the cassette tape can be pulled up or removed by inserting a finger into the recess.

However, the above-mentioned configuration is difficult to implement in a case that accommodates a plurality of cassette tapes or in a case where a dimensional margin cannot be secured on the side surface of the tape storage section due to various reasons.

The present invention allows a cassette tape to be easily taken out even if there is no dimensional space on the side surface of the tape accommodating section.One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 is the case body, 2 is the recess in the case body 1, and 3 is the recess 2
A rod is provided inside and supports the cassette tape at its upper end 3'. Reference numerals 4 are rotation stoppers formed at two locations on the upper end 3' of the rod 3 to stop the rotation of the reel hub of the cassette tape.

5 is a lid of the case body 1; 6 is a hole provided in the lid 5;
Reference numeral 7 denotes a shaft provided in the case body 1 that engages with the hole 6 and rotatably supports the lid 5.

8 is a cassette tape to be housed in the case body 1;
9 is the reel hub hole.

Note that 10 is a partition plate that partitions the recess 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cassette tape 8 is housed in the case body 1 with its reel hub hole 9 engaged with the rotation stopper 4 of the rod 3, and in this housed state, the cassette tape 8 is placed in a recess. There is only a small gap between the circumferential surface of the cassette tape 8, the inner surface of the recess 2, and the partition plate 10. cannot be taken out.

To take out the cassette tape 8, press the left end of the cassette tape 8 with your finger as shown by the arrow A in FIG. The right end is raised, so it can be easily taken out by holding this raised part.

In this way, the cassette tape 8 is placed on the rod, and the circumferential surface of the cassette tape 8 is in close contact with the case body,
Even if the cassette is in close contact with an adjacent cassette, it can be easily taken out.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, the tape 3 is continuous so as to support two cassette tapes, but this is not limited to the configuration shown in the above embodiment. It may be divided into lengths that can accommodate the tape,
In addition to the plate shape, the rotation stopper 4 may be oval or oval in shape with protruding pawls for engaging the hub.

Furthermore, the partition plate 10 is not necessarily required.

As described above, the present invention provides at least two crosspieces extending in a direction perpendicular to a line connecting the centers of the two reel hub holes of the cassette tape in the recessed part of the case body, and on these crosspieces, the cassette tape is glued. - Since a rotation stopper that engages with the reel hub hole is formed, when storing the cassette tape, the cassette tape is loaded on the two crosspieces and the reel hub is locked by the rotation stopper, thereby stabilizing the support posture. Can be done.

Furthermore, when taking out the cassette tape, when the upper surface of the longitudinal end of the cassette tape is pressed, the upper surface of the crosspiece on the side to which the pressing force is applied becomes a fulcrum for tilting the cassette tape, and the rotation stopper acts as a fulcrum for tilting the cassette tape. Since it does not interfere with the tilt, the simple structure allows the cassette tape to be easily taken out even if there is no gap around the cassette tape in which a finger can be inserted, which is highly practical.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the cassette tape in a stored state, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the cassette tape when it is taken out. 1...Case body, 2...Recess, 3.
..... 3' ... upper end, 4 ....
Rotation stopper, 5... Lid, 8... Cassette tape, 9... Reel hub hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] When the recess of the case body is used for loading the cassette tape extending in a direction perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the two reel hub holes of the cassette tape, and the upper surface of the longitudinal end of the cassette tape is pressed. A case for a cassette tape, characterized in that at least two crosspieces are provided as fulcrums for tilting the cassette tape, and a rotation stopper is formed on the crosspieces to engage with a reel hub hole of the cassette tape.