Abstract A caddy for storage, display and transport of magnetic tape cassettes. The caddy has attachment means thereon for releasable connection with corresponding attachment means on a vehicle. A plurality of flexible receiving pockets from one or more rows on a front surface and the top receiving pocket in each row of pockets has a pillow projecting across its mouth. The pillow supports a cassette stored in the upper pocket, to cant the top of the cassette outwardly from the caddy body. Each cassette serves to cant the one beneath outwardly and all of the cassettes, because the tops thereof are projecting outwardly of the caddy body, are easily grasped and removed from the pockets of the caddy. A removable flap means covers the cassettes housed in the caddy and is arranged to be rolled and stored, and removable straps allow a pair of the caddys to be connected for use as saddle bags.
In combination, a pair of cassette caddys, each comprising a relatively rigid backing member, a pair of spaced snap portions extending from a rear face of the backing member adjacent to a top edge thereof, a plurality of adjacent vertical rows of upwardly opening, pockets on a front face of the backing member, each pocket being adapted to receive a tape cassette therein, a resilient pillow on the backing member at the opening of the uppermost pocket in each vertical row, said pillows canting the tops of cassettes placed in the uppermost pockets away from the backing member, a flexible flap having spaced snap portions on one face thereof coupled with the snap portions extending from the rear face of the backing member and spaced snap portions on the opposite face thereof corresponding to the snap portions extending from the backing member, latch means on the flap and on a lowermost pocket whereby the flap can be positioned over the openings of the pockets and cassettes therein and can be latched in place, and a pair of flexible straps, each said strap having snap portions on the opposite ends thereof and the snap portions on opposite ends each being releasably coupled to snap means on a flap of a separate one of said caddys.
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In combination, a pair of cassette caddys, each comprising a relatively rigid backing member, a pair of spaced snap portions extending from a rear face of the backing member adjacent to a top edge thereof, a plurality of adjacent vertical rows of upwardly opening, pockets on a front face of the backing member, each pocket being adapted to receive a tape cassette therein, a resilient pillow on the backing member at the opening of the uppermost pocket in each vertical row, said pillows canting the tops of cassettes placed in the uppermost pockets away from the backing member, a flexible flap having spaced snap portions on one face thereof coupled with the snap portions extending from the rear face of the backing member and spaced snap portions on the opposite face thereof corresponding to the snap portions extending from the backing member, latch means on the flap and on a lowermost pocket whereby the flap can be positioned over the openings of the pockets and cassettes therein and can be latched in place, and a pair of flexible straps, each said strap having snap portions on the opposite ends thereof and the snap portions on opposite ends each being releasably coupled to snap means on a flap of a separate one of said caddys.