Box for holding tape cartridges

Claim 2

Apparatus for displaying a tape cartridge of predetermined length, width and thickness, said width being substantially less than 4 inches, comprising: an elongated box having a width of at least 4 inches and a thickness approximately equal to that of the cartridge, said cartridge being received in said box, said box having an aperture for displaying a face of said cartridge; and at least one side retainer extending to a position spaced from a side wall of the box and located within said box for confining said cartridge to a position within said box wherein a face of said cartridge is displayed through said aperture and for preventing substantial sideward shifting of said cartridge within said box, whereby to prevent ready insertion of said box in a vest pocket while enabling efficient storage.

Claim 3

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: said box is longer than said cartridge and has walls with inner surfaces; and including an end retainer for holding said cartridge against downward shifting, said end retainer comprising a sheet like portion of material extending across the width of said box and oriented with an edge against the bottom of the cartridge, said end retainer attached to the inner surfaces of opposite walls of said box.

Claim 4

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, opposite faces, and opposite sides, said faces and sides having inner and outer surfaces, and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge and a width approximately equal to the width of said cartridge, said container having an end retainer of sheet like form located therewithin with an upper edge at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said container is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from an inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge.

Claim 5

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, opposite faces, and opposite sides, said faces and sides having inner and outer surfaces, and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge and a width approximately equal to the width of said cartridge, said container having an end retainer of sheet like form located therewithin with an upper edge at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said container is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from an inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge.

Claim 6

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: said container comprises an integral main sheet having portions forming said faces and sides; and said end retainer comprises a piece of material having a first end portion fastened to the inner surface of said first face, a second end portion fastened to the inner surface of a side of said container, and a middle portion between said end portions which has a folding line thereof, which is spaced from said faces and sides when said sheet is folded into a container form, whereby to enable attachment of said end retainer prior to folding said main sheet into a box shape, and to cause said end retainer to automatically assume a position to retain the tape cartridge at the upper end of the container when the main sheet is folded.

Claim 7

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, said container including an integral main sheet having portions forming oPposite faces, and opposite sides and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge, said container having an end retainer located therewith at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said container is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from the inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge; and said end retainer comprising a section of material which is integral with one of said sides, said section including an inner portion attached to the inside surface of the first of said faces, a middle portion extending across the inside of said container so that only its upper edge contacts said cartridge, and an outer portion attached to the inside surface of a second of said faces.

Claim 8

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, said container including an integral main sheet having portions forming oPposite faces, and opposite sides and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge, said container having an end retainer located therewith at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said container is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from the inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge; and said end retainer comprising a section of material which is integral with one of said sides, said section including an inner portion attached to the inside surface of the first of said faces, a middle portion extending across the inside of said container so that only its upper edge contacts said cartridge, and an outer portion attached to the inside surface of a second of said faces.

Claim 9

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, opposite faces, and opposite sides and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge, said container having a lower end retainer located therewithin at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said box is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from the inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said lower end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge; said container also having a top end retainer portion integral with said first face and formed from at least part of the area of said aperture, said top end retainer portion extending upwardly from the upper end of said aperture along the inside of said first face and across the upper end of said container to substantially the face opposite said first face.

Claim 10

Apparatus for resisting the theft of a tape cartridge of predetermined width, height, and length, while enabling its prominent display comprising: an elongated container with upper and lower ends, opposite faces, and opposite sides and having a length at least twice as great as the length of said tape cartridge, said container having a lower end retainer located therewithin at a distance from the upper end approximately equal to the length of said cartridge, to hold said cartridge at the upper end of said container so the lower end of said box is void of said cartridge, said end retainer extending from the inner surface of said container so that it does not leave a gap in the outer walls of said container at a position below said tape cartridge, and said container having an aperture formed in at least a first of said faces at a location between said lower end retainer and said upper end for displaying said cartridge; said container also having a top end retainer portion integral with said first face and formed from at least part of the area of said aperture, said top end retainer portion extending upwardly from the upper end of said aperture along the inside of said first face and across the upper end of said container to substantially the face opposite said first face.