Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A tape cartridge or cassette case for automobiles comprising: a. a support bracket attached to the under surface of the dash of the automobile, b. a three-dimensional tape case having a tape compartment therein and a portion of the front having tape insertion slots and tape removal openings, c. means supporting said case removably on said bracket, said means including a readily dis-engageable engagement between said case and said bracket whereby said case may be easily and quickly removed and replaced without unbolting bolts or unscrewing fasteners and the like, so that the case may be carried with tapes to be played elsewhere and returned to the automobile with ease and convenience, d. and means positioning the case with respect to the bracket for viewing, inserting or removing the tapes through the front of said case, e. a handle on said case and a stop member on said bracket, said handle engaging said stop member to locate the position of the front of the case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A tape cartridge or cassette case for automobiles comprising: a. a support bracket attached to the under surface of the dash of the automobile, b. a three-dimensional tape case having a tape compartment therein and a portion of the front having tape insertion slots and tape removal openings, c. means supporting said case removably on said bracket, said means including a readily dis-engageable engagement between said case and said bracket whereby said case may be easily and quickly removed and replaced without unbolting bolts or unscrewing fasteners and the like, so that the case may be carried with tapes to be played elsewhere and returned to the automobile with ease and convenience, d. and means positioning the case with respect to the bracket for viewing, inserting or removing the tapes through the front of said case, e. a handle on said case and a stop member on said bracket, said handle engaging said stop member to locate the position of the front of the case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device in claim 1, wherein said bracket includes opposite ends extending from said automObile dash, there being notches in said ends and projecting members on opposite sides of said case positioned in said slots.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device claimed in claim 1, wherein said installation bracket comprises a substantially flat strip and portions projecting from opposite ends thereof, and means on said case for mounting same on the ends of said bracket for removal therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device claimed in claim 1: wherein said front of said case is partially closed by a flat plate member which defines openings providing the tape insertion slots, said plate providing a space between one edge thereof and the bottom of the front of the case from which tapes are removed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device claimed in claim 4: the bottom of said case projecting beyond the front thereof at the bottom providing a ledge from which tapes may be removed from said case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device claimed in claim 1: the tape case being removably supported on said bracket for removal therefrom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device in claim 6: said tape case having means inserted in said bracket and removable therefrom to support said case thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device in claim 7: said case being supported on said means on opposite ends thereof for limited movement on said bracket and stop means on said case engaging said bracket to prevent unlimited movement of said case and to position said case for use.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device in claim 8: said bracket having a notch on each end and said case having a projection on each end fitting into said notch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device in claim 9: said stop means being a pin on the bracket engaging said handle on the top of the case.