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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140650 | Slide latch A sliding-action slam latch includes an integrally molded actuator having a rigid portion and an flexible portion, the flexible portion serving to bias the actuator closed. Pins extending from the rigid portion of the actuator contact guide surfaces on the latch bod... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6929295 | Storage compartment and latch arrangement thereof A latch device for a cover member includes a box body having at least of a pair of walls and an upside opening, a cover member that is mounted on the box body to enable the upside opening to be opened and closed, a handle member mounted on the cover member such that... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5361903 | Reel container for magnetic tapes A one-part container produced by injection molding for reeled magnetic tape, for example 1" video tapes, is described, the container comprising a bottom tray and a top tray, which are connected to each other by means of a folding line provided with bends,... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5193759 | Film or paper cassette A two part clamshell web cassette is provided with a central recess for receiving a web roll core. The core and cassette half shells have mating surfaces which form a labyrinth light seal when the cassette is closed and which prevent rotation of the core ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5174516 | Motion picture film shipping and handling unit A motion picture film shipping and handling unit is adaptable for use on either a platter-type movie projector system or on a reel-type movie projector system. The unit includes two film supporting flanges with a hub located therebetween. A central suppor... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174517 | Motion picture film shipping and handling system A motion picture film shipping and handling system is adaptable for use on either a platter-type movie projector system or on a reel-type movie projector system. The system includes two film supporting flanges with a collapsible hub located therebetween. ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4745034 | Reel and method The invention relates to a method of wrapping a reel with a metal strip as well as the strip adapted for implementing this method and the reel thus wrapped. This method is characterized in that before or after bending back, the margins (20) of the metal s... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4736861 | Reel carrier with slip resistant feet Substantially slip and skid resistant reel carriers are disclosed for storing, carrying and shipping reels of motion picture film, videotape, magnetic tape and the like. The reel carriers include a plurality of tapered cylindrical bumpers or feet formed o... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4676370 | Locking mechanism for a reel storage container A locking mechanism is disclosed for releasably coupling together cover and receptacle portions of a reel storage container. The cover portion has a rotatably mounted, single-part hub member which is manually movable relative thereto between at least "ope... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4645076 | Reel cover A reel cover which is primarily intended to be used in enclosing the space between the sides of a reel can be constructed from a single extruded strip of a polymer such as plasticized polyvinyl chloride. Such a strip as formed will have parallel ridges on... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4577756 | Protective canister for computer discs A protective canister for computer discs comprises a hollow tube and a pair of end caps for closing the tube and fixing a central post therein. A stack of alternate computer discs and spacers having aligned central apertures is loaded onto the center post... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4480936 | Two-piece tape/ribbon cartridge A cartridge assembly for a printing machine of the type used to imprint alpha/numeric or other graphic information onto a continuous strip of tape using a carbon coated or otherwise colored ribbon. The cartridge assembly comprises two separate housings, o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4407412 | Plastics spool container for magnetic tapes Plastics spool container for magnetic tapes, in particular video tapes provided with a handle being moulded on one half of the housing, a closure mechanism at the front and a one-armed locking toggle to secure the closure mechanism.... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4320834 | Reel container A reel storage container comprising a body including a central post having a generally mushroom-shaped head; a cover having an elongate handle extending diagonally across its center; and a latching member mounted within the handle for longitudinal sliding... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4109789 | Self-contained latch constructions for interlocking containers in stacked relation Each top cover of carrying and shipping containers designed for nested stacking has a first locking means for securing the cover to the container bottom. A second locking means for connecting each locked container to a similar underlying container positio... | 08/29/1978 |
