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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316314 | Tape cassette storing case with stacking ribs A tape cassette storing case comprises: a storing case main body, the storing case main body having first and second side surfaces that are opposite to each other; a recess region on the first side surface, the recess region being defined by a step from the first si... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6976576 | Child-resistant dispenser A child-resistant/senior friendly dispensing package comprising a dispensing member having a dispensing cavity and a product storage cavity, the dispensing member being mounted within a sleeve movable from a first stored position to a second position wherein the dis... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964350 | Handkerchief dispensing apparatus A handkerchief dispensing apparatus for containing and dispensing handkerchiefs for a user. The handkerchief dispensing apparatus includes a housing comprising a base wall and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall and the base wall define a receiving space of the hou... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6926164 | Lockable container for prerecorded storage media A lockable container for an article comprises a frame (2) which has an access opening (4), a closure member (10) which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame (2), and a latch member (28) which is axially movable within the c... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913148 | Sealable cover device A cover device or the storing of an object, comprising a cover moulding/housing/case and a drawer movable in the cover moulding, in which, with the drawer in its closed/pushed-in position, a sealing hook connected to the drawer bears lockingly against a breakable se... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6784418 | Semiconductor processing tool alignment technique implemented in a FIMS system One or more mounting registration points provide alignment between a FIMS system and a specimen handling system that delivers a specimen retrieved from a specimen transport box. The specimen handling system includes one or more mounting points, each cooperating with... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6501070 | Pod load interface equipment adapted for implementation in a fims system A box load interface implemented in a FIMS system includes a retractable port door that is attachable to the box door of a transport box. The port door selectively moves the box door toward or away from the box cover of the transport box to thereby open o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6454093 | Cassette storage case A slide-type cassette storage case is disclosed that can accommodate a tape cassette when inserted laterally through an insertion port provided on a side surface of the cassette storage case. In one embodiment of the cassette storage case (31), a protrusi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6286676 | Cassette storage casing A cassette accommodating case formed integrally of a lower half 1 and an upper half 2 has a cassette insertion opening 3 at is one side surface. A finger-insertion opening portion 24 used for drawing a cassette is formed through an upper surface of the up... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5913423 | Cassette accommodation case In a cassette accommodation case (1) having such a structure for laterally inserting a cassette in a sliding fashion for its accommodation from an inserting mouth portion (2) provided on its one side, a cassette can smoothly be inserted at a time without ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5730288 | Insert for video cassette package A video cassette package insert is formed of a continuous strip of plastic, preferably in an hourglass configuration. The insert has spaced parallel end walls and concavely curved side walls and has a length and width substantially equal to a VHS cassette... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5706943 | Container for cassette or the like A container includes a cover secured on a base for receiving an insert. The base has a block formed in the real side portion for receiving a spring and a button. The spring includes a protrusion extended inward of the base for engaging with the insert and... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5669499 | Cassette for supporting an audio tape in a compact disc rack A cassette includes a base having two notches and depressions formed in the side walls. An insert is received in the base and has one or more recesses aligned with the depressions of the base. The insert may receive an audio tape and has two notches align... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5647649 | Easily assembled and environmentally protective storage container A storage container used to store audio tapes, video cassettes, CDs, disks, etc. The container includes a box body made of a paper board which can be recovered for re-use without causing any problem of environmental polution. The paper board can be easily... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5624169 | Modular suspended media rack A rack for storing a plurality of recording media in a stacked configuration. The rack includes a platform upon which a stack of recording media can be positioned. The platform is movably mounted to a support assembly for supporting the platform relative ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5598925 | Holder for a sound recording medium housing having rattling noise prevention means The holder for a sound recording medium housing includes a base plate (1); a slider (2) mounted on the base plate (1) so as to be displaceable between a storage position and a removal position; a releasable locking device (17) for releasably locking the s... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5533619 | Container for a magnetic tape cassette The container for magnetic tape cassettes includes a housing (1) and a slider (2) for a magnetic tape cassette. The housing (1) has a spring-loaded mechanism for partially displacing the slider out of the housing (1) into a removal position and the slider... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5377175 | Storage device for recording media, particularly compact disks, magnetic tape cassettes and the like The storage device includes slider members, each having a resilient clasp element for receiving and holding a recording medium housing. Each of the slider members is spring-loaded and slidable between a storage position in the storage device housing and a... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5363960 | Container for magnetic tape cassette A storage container for magnetic tape cassettes adapted to receive cassettes of different design, i.e. standard compact cassettes or digitally recorded cassettes. If a standard compact cassette is inserted tape reel locking members are activated but remai... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363961 | Device for storing magnetic tape cassettes A device for storing magnetic tape cassettes has a housing with a slider member insertable against a spring force and adapted to support a compact cassette. A locking member can be introduced into the reel hub of the compact cassette only when it is inser... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5303993 | Container for a magnetic tape cassette A container having a plurality of receiving compartments is provided. Each of the receiving compartments have a base plate, a spring-loaded lockable slider member for engaging a magnetic tape cassette, locking devices, each of which including two adjacent... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5285897 | Tape cassette case A rectangular tape cassette case for carrying a plurality of tape cassettes has a base member formed with a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls. A cover member formed with a top wall and a pair of side walls is slidably mounted... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5219090 | Holder provided with two compartments and a cover arrangement A holder has two main walls, a plurality of transverse walls, and an internal partition extending parallel to the two main walls to divide the holder into two compartments. At one side the holder has a first opening, which gives access to the first compar... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5215212 | Container for magnetic tape cassettes A container for magnetic tape cassettes has a housing having a plurality of receiving compartments for magnetic tape cassettes, a plurality of base plates separating the compartments from one another, a lockable slider member ejectable under a spring acti... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5171075 | Cassette or compact disk holder A holder includes an outer member, an inner member, an urging member and a locking mechanism. The outer member is box-shaped and has an opening defined therein. The inner member is supported in the outer member, so that the inner member can be moved in an... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5141103 | Storage container for recording media, with slider member locking mechanism A storage container for recording media such as magnetic tape cassettes, compact discs and the like comprises a housing and a slider member displaceable in the housing between storage and removal positions. A locking arrangement is provided for locking th... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5012922 | Container for receiving a cassette with a tape-like recording medium A container for receiving a cassette with a tape-like recording medium, and comprising a rectangular housing, a transporting slide member for supporting the cassette and movable along the side wall of the housing for advancing the cassette to a position a... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5011015 | Container for magnetic tape cassettes with set displacing spring means A container for storing a magnetic tape cassette or the like includes a housing and a slide. The slide is displaced in the housing from the inserted position to the extended position and vice versa by an automatically coilable spring strip which has a coi... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4951820 | Storage container for compact cassettes Cassettes containing recording media, for example audio tape cassettes, are stored on a transport slider which, upon command, may be ejected from a housing to permit removal and use of the cassette. The slider has projections which prevent unwanted rotati... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4934531 | Storing box for cassette A storing box for cassette comprising a base, a cover and a plurality of drawers. The base includes a bottom plate which has a plurality of V-shaped ribs on bottom surface, a pair of side plates, a front plate and a rear plate mounted on the bottom plate.... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932526 | Container for recording media A container for recording media, such as tape cassettes and the like comprising a housing which is open on at least one of its sides, a slider member arranged to carry a recording medium and insertable into the housing to an inserted position agianst a sp... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4890735 | Apparatus for accommodating box-like articles An apparatus for accommodating box-like articles includes a case open at least at the front for permitting a plurality of box-like articles (e.g., cassettes) to be slidably accommodated through the front opening independently of one another and in a plura... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4875584 | Container for magnetic tape cassettes A container for a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) cassette includes a housing and a slider which transports a cassette from a storage position into a removal position. The slider carries a bracket provided with cams resiliently engaging a cassette recess so to s... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4875578 | Container for record carriers A container for record carriers, such as magnetic band cassettes, sound or image plates, compact discs and the like comprises a housing having lateral walls provided with longitudinal guides, the housing also having an open front end, at least one support... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4828341 | Magnetic tape cassette box A magnetic tape cassette box with an indicator device which shows whether or not the box contains a cassette. The indication is provided visibly and/or palpably in that region of the box which is always accessible for the insertion or removal of a cassett... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4815598 | Storage magazine with plural leaf springs for recording tape cassettes in the cassette boxes A storage magazine for recording tapes has disposed in a housing a plurality of chambers of a cross-section which corresponds to the cross-section of commercially available cassette boxes, the chambers being formed by drawer-like plastic components dispos... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807749 | Container for flat recording media A container for flat recording media with a housing and at least one slidably movable slider member, the front wall of which closes the opening in the housing. The front wall has a cut-out which makes it possible for a recording medium lying flat in the s... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4743077 | Magnetic tape cassette box A magnetic tape cassette box with an indicator device which shows whether or not the box contains a cassette. The indication is provided visibly and/or palpably in that region of the box which is always accessible for the insertion or removal of a cassett... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4738361 | Apparatus for storing recording media Easily operable apparatus for storing and retrieving recording media, magnetic tape cassettes and compact discs for example, is characterized by a housing and at least first recording media carrier slidably supported therein for movement between a stored ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4712678 | Container having automatic doors and for accommodating data storage media A container for accommodating data storage media such as video cassettes is disclosed. The container has a slider member that carries the storage media and moves out of the housing. The slider member allows the cassette to be grasped freely after ejection... | 12/15/1987 |