Cartridge

Claim 2

A cartridge for rotatably receiving a reel of strip material, the cartridge comprising: two cartridge parts, each of said parts comprising two spaced and generally parallel sidewalls joined by an edge other, the side and edge walls of each cartridge part defining a recess therein located so that said parts are positionable in abutting relation with the recesses therein communicating with each other to jointly define a chamber for a reel of strip material; and latch means carried by said cartridge parts for fastening said parts together with the recesses therein communicating with each other, said latch means comprising 1. means defining an opening in each sidewall of a first one of the cartridge parts, and 2. a latch member carried by each sidewall of the other cartridge part and having latch portions thereof positioned in said openings in the first cartridge part when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts together, said portions of said latch member being movable into and out of said openings during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts.

Claim 3

a latch member carried by each sidewall of the other cartridge part and having latch portions thereof positioned in said openings in the first cartridge part when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts together, said portions of said latch member being movable into and out of said openings during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts.

Claim 4

a latch member carried by each sidewall of the other cartridge part and having latch portions thereof positioned in said openings in the first cartridge part when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts together, said portions of said latch member being movable into and out of said openings during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts.

Claim 5

A cartridge as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said latch members carried by said other cartridge part comprises a flexible finger positionable between said sidewalls of said first one of said cartridge parts, said latch portions of said latch members being located on said fingers.

Claim 6

means defining two additional openings in the other sidewall of said one cartridge part, said additional openings being spaced from each other,

Claim 7

means defining two additional openings in the other sidewall of said one cartridge part, said additional openings being spaced from each other,

Claim 8

a first latch portion carried by one sidewall of the other cartridge part, said first latch portion being positioned in said first opening when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts together, said first lAtch portion being movable into and out of said first opening during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts, and

Claim 9

a first latch portion carried by one sidewall of the other cartridge part, said first latch portion being positioned in said first opening when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts together, said first lAtch portion being movable into and out of said first opening during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts, and

Claim 10

A cartridge as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of said latch members is substantially centrally located on the sidewall of said other cartridge part, and said latch members are flexible to permit movement of said latch portions into and out of said openings.

Claim 11

A Cartridge as set forth in claim 1 wherein said edge wall of each of said cartridge parts is stepped from one sidewall to the other sidewall, said edge wall of one cartridge part being complementary to the corresponding edge wall of the other cartridge part so that edge walls mate with each other when said parts are assembled together.

Claim 12

two additional latch portions carried by the other sidewall of the other cartridge part, said additional latch portions being spaced from each other and being movable into and out of said additional openings during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts.

Claim 13

two additional latch portions carried by the other sidewall of the other cartridge part, said additional latch portions being spaced from each other and being movable into and out of said additional openings during assembly and disassembly, respectively, of said cartridge parts.

Claim 14

A cartridge for a reel of strip material adapted to be rotated within the cartridge, the cartridge comprising: a first cartridge part comprising a first wall forming one side of the cartridge and a second wall forming only a portion of a second side of the cartridge, wall means positioned between said first and second walls for positioning said walls in spaced relation and in generally parallel planes to define therebetween a portion of a chamber for receiving a reel of strip material, said first wall having along an edge thereof spaced from said second wall of pair of tongue members spaced from each other, and the second wall having an opening therein for receiving latch structure; and a second cartridge part comprising a first sidewall and an edge wall extending along one end of first cartridge part and partially along each of two adjacent edges of said cartridge part, said edge wall having a pair of elongate spaced slots extending therethrough for receiving said tongue members on the first cartridge part when the parts are assembled together, and said sidewall of the second cartridge part having a latch finger extending therefrom at an edge thereof opposite from said slot, and said finger having a latching portion positionable within said opening said second wall of the first cartridge wall when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts in assembled relation, said sidewall of said second cartridge part being flexible in the area of said finger to permit flexing of said finger for moving said latching portion into and out of said opening in said second wall during assembly and disassembly of the parts.

Claim 15

A cartridge for a reel of strip material adapted to be rotated within the cartridge, the cartridge comprising: a first cartridge part comprising a first wall forming one side of the cartridge and a second wall forming only a portion of a second side of the cartridge, wall means positioned between said first and second walls for positioning said walls in spaced relation and in generally parallel planes to define therebetween a portion of a chamber for receiving a reel of strip material, said first wall having along an edge thereof spaced from said second wall of pair of tongue members spaced from each other, and the second wall having an opening therein for receiving latch structure; and a second cartridge part comprising a first sidewall and an edge wall extending along one end of first cartridge part and partially along each of two adjacent edges of said cartridge part, said edge wall having a pair of elongate spaced slots extending therethrough for receiving said tongue members on the first cartridge part when the parts are assembled together, and said sidewall of the second cartridge part having a latch finger extending therefrom at an edge thereof opposite from said slot, and said finger having a latching portion positionable within said opening said second wall of the first cartridge wall when the parts are assembled together for securing said parts in assembled relation, said sidewall of said second cartridge part being flexible in the area of said finger to permit flexing of said finger for moving said latching portion into and out of said opening in said second wall during assembly and disassembly of the parts.

Claim 16

A cartridge as set forth in claim 5 further comprising guide means carried by said second cartridge part adjacent to said slots therein, said guide means being positioned to be engageable by said tongue members on the first cartridge part for guiding said tongue members into said slots.

Claim 17

A cartridge as set forth in claim 5 further comprising guide means carried by said first cartridge part adjacent to one edge of the second wall thereof, said guide means being engageable by a portion of said sidewall of said second cartridge part for guiding such wall into abutting relation with an edge of said second wall of the first cartridge part.

Claim 18

A cartridge as set forth in claim 5 wherein one of said cartridge parts has a portion on one face thereof adapted to mate with a cooperating portion on another face of a similar cartridge to interlock the cartridges when they are stacked on top of each other.

Claim 19

A cartridge for rotatably receiving a reel of strip material, the cartridge comprising: two cartridge parts, each of said parts comprising two spaced and generally parallel sidewalls joined by an edge wall, the side and edge walls of each cartridge part defining a recess therein located so that said parts are positionable in abutting relation with the recesses therein communicating with each other to jointly define a chamber for a reel of strip material; and latch means carried by said cartridge parts for fastening said parts together with the recesses therein communicating with each other, said latch means comprising

Claim 20

A cartridge for rotatably receiving a reel of strip material, the cartridge comprising: two cartridge parts, each of said parts comprising two spaced and generally parallel sidewalls joined by an edge wall, the side and edge walls of each cartridge part defining a recess therein located so that said parts are positionable in abutting relation with the recesses therein communicating with each other to jointly define a chamber for a reel of strip material; and latch means carried by said cartridge parts for fastening said parts together with the recesses therein communicating with each other, said latch means comprising