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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4245746 | Phonograph record storage rack A storage rack is disclosed for supporting conventional phonograph records in a generally upright position including side rails and end rails forming an open sided box-like structure with parallel and separated rods extending along the length of the struc... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4241955 | Storage rack for record albums A storage rack for record albums and the like has a planar bottom wall adapted for engagement with a top surface of a bottom supportive structure such as a shelf and a planar top wall adapted for engagement with a bottom surface of a top supportive struct... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4236768 | Record album filing cabinet The cabinet has a plurality of parallel arranged shelves each for accommodating a record album and including means wherein a record may be easily selected for use and easily returned to its original predetermined position in the cabinet. When the record i... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232790 | Storage and display device for record albums and tapes A device to support and display phonograph albums and tapes having a central, substantially stationary, mounting post arranged to have mounted thereon a plurality of cylindrical, tubular housings adapted to removably receive one or more radially extending... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4231473 | Dual purpose insert for tape cartridges and cassettes An insert for a carrying case is adapted to receive and selectively store boxed tape cassettes and 8-track tape cartridges in one or more longitudinal troughs. Each trough includes side walls spaced to accommodate the width of an 8-track cartridge, a bott... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4202585 | Portable storage modules for floppy disks and the like A modular storage container for flexible recording disks is made up of a plurality of lightweight, flat rectangular panels which are interconnected to form a corresponding number of storage compartments. The outside panels have handle grips to facilitate ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4196812 | Stackable rack This disclosure covers a rack or stand for supporting or containing one or more disc phonograph records, and/or one or more albums of such records, and/or anything essentially flat in a compact and wieldy arrangement such that two or more of the racks or ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4182538 | Storage module for tapes A storage module for receiving recording tape containers includes a bottom wall having a plurality of elongated, parallel, channel-like trays slidably engaged therein. A plurality of partition-forming insert members are snugly engaged within the trays and... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4162552 | Cleaning device for circular discs A cleaning device for a circular disc with a central bore, the device hav a shaft on a supporting box to rotatably hold a disc to be cleaned in a cleaning tank, and a drying rack which fits into the box and on which the disc can be dried; there is furthe... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4155447 | Integrated circuit board carrier The carrier includes a top member, a base member and at least two adjustable vertical side members. The vertical side members are adjustable horizontally to vary the width between the side members to accommodate printed circuit boards of varying width. Th... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4128175 | Stand for holding gramophone records and magnetic tape cassette cases A stand which is capable of holding both gramophone records and magnetic tape cassette cases. The stand comprises a baseplate having side walls or other members projecting upwardly therefrom to define, with the top of the baseplate, gramophone record rece... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4126229 | Record organizer An organizer device for storage, retrieval and replacement of closely spaced articles of substantially like-shape but of different contents. The device comprises a support frame provided with holding means for supporting the articles in a closely spaced m... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4121877 | Magnetic tape cassette storage case A case for storing a group of smaller boxes, such as boxes containing magnetic tape cassettes, includes a container for receiving the boxes in a side-by-side arrangement, and a keyboard having a plurality of levers for elevating selectively and individual... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4120422 | System for storing and transporting flat board-like elements A system for storing and transporting flat board-like elements of predetermined thickness, such as printed circuit boards, comprising a rack for storing and transporting the boards and apparatus for feeding boards to and removing boards from the rack. The... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4117931 | Case for differently sized magnetic tape enclosures A case in the nature of a storage device with or without a cover or a valise or attache-type case comprising parallel rows of magnetic tape enclosure storage compartments. Each compartment is molded to form a somewhat thicker and narrower space to securel... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4102458 | Device in racks for sales packages and the like A rack for goods and/or sales packages of predetermined dimensions includes frames having shelves or spaces for accommodating the goods, these shelves or spaces being of such dimensions and restrictions that the goods can only be inserted and removed in o... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4086263 | Shipping rack having spacer strips attached thereto A shipping rack of the type having a backwall secured to a base for supporting automotive windshields in a vertical position has spacer strips pivotally mounted on each of a pair of spaced bars secured to the rack. A spacer strip from each of the bars is ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085875 | Record carrier Apparatus for carrying phonographic records in a stacked arrangement. The apparatus has a base, a spindle, and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the spindle to provide two positions for the handle relative to the spindle. One handle position is e... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4084694 | Container for video discs A container for video-discs includes a support for the disc and a protective envelope which is open along one edge to allow the support to be inserted laterally into the envelope. The container comprises furthermore guiding means for centering the video-d... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4082385 | Record album filing cabinet A phonograph record album filing cabinet characterized by a structure wherein a record may be easily selected for use and which may be easily returned to its original place in the cabinet easily after use.... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4057305 | Rotatable cassette holder A cassette storage device retains cassettes in arcuately spaced relation for rotation about a horizontal axis which provides visual access with the cassettes being received in channels that confine end portions. Retention is affected by the use of the bos... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4042106 | Record protector A hand-held protector for permitting removal of a phonograph disc record from a record jacket, for placing the record on a phonograph spindle, for removing the record from the spindle and reinserting the record into a jacket, all without touching the reco... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4040518 | Storage and carrying case for compact cassettes A case for carrying and storing compact cassettes having a cassette tray and rearwardly hinged thereto a tray cover. The tray has a plurality of cassette positioning rib sets for positioning and retaining cassettes inserted into the tray in parallel trans... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4014438 | Spring fastener A one-piece spring fastener for connecting two members is disclosed which is useful as a replacement for a spring-biased hinge. The fastener has a body section with spring clips and a tab for locking the body section to one member and a leaf spring sectio... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3982633 | Display device A display device, particularly for small valuable articles such as pre-recorded tape cassettes, comprising two open ended transparent and/or apertured container parts which are movable relative to each other. The open ends of the container parts can be br... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3977523 | Storage cell assembly The disclosure relates to a storage cell assembly for magnetic tape cartridges. Modular storage cells are joined into a storage cell assembly that can accommodate a plurality of cartridges in either a linear or circular array. The storage cell assembly pr... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3967733 | Tape reel hanger This invention relates to equipment for hanging reels of magnetic computer tape and the like. The computer tape is usually enclosed in a canister having a peripheral hook. A rack is provided having a plurality of tapes. Each hanger has a suspension rod fo... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3960273 | Display device A display device for articles such as audio cassettes and cartridges, the device having at least one vertically disposed wing-like member in the form of a frame with an opening through which the articles can be inserted into or removed from the frame, the... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3955733 | Record holder carrying case A case within which record player records can be conveniently carried so that the records cannot be damaged while in transit, the case consisting of a container molded of plastic material and which is integral with several posts formed on one interior sid... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3938665 | Display units The invention relates to a unit for displaying cassettes and tape cartridges. The unit is pivotally mounted about a fixed support and comprises one or more radially extending display sections each of which is adapted to receive the cassettes in a slidable... | 02/17/1976 |