Stereo tape cartridge rack

Claim 2

A stereo tape cartridge rack for mounting above a vehicle''s windshield header, said stereo tape cartridge rack comprising sub-assemblies having bottom walls, inner and outer lateral side walls, intermediate walls, rear walls, middle ribs, middle divider strips and top divider strips defining compartments for storing stereo tape cartridges, said bottom walls being horizontally disposed, said lateral side walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls, said intermediate walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls and being between said lateral side walls, said middle ribs extending outwardly from said lateral side and intermediate walls and in transverse relationship thereto, said middle divider strips joining said middle ribs and said top divider strips joining the top portions of said lateral side walls and intermediate walls, said middle ribs being canted relative to said bottom walls, wherein said middle divider strips are coplanar with said middle ribs and wherein said top divider strips are parallel with said middle divider strips such that half said stereo tape cartridges emplaced in the storage compartments are correspondingly canted relative to the remaining emplaced stereo tape cartridges to present a wider open mouth end to facilitate grasping and removal of the stereo tape cartridges, and return and replacement of same in the storage compartments, the upper portions of said bottom walls, the inside portions of said lateral side walls, both sides of said intermediate walls, the inside portions of said rear walls, said middle ribs and the midportions of said middle divider strips and top divider strips includes means with compressible portions to guide the insertion of a stereo tape cartridge into its respective compartment by engaging the lateral sides, top, bottom and rear of the stereo tape cartridge with the thusly compressed portions of said means functioning to releasably retain the emplaced stereo tape cartridge and to prevent its rattling, said rack including mounting brackets, wherein said outer lateral side walls adjustably carry said mounting brackets and wherein said mounting brackets are adapted to be suitably fixed to and carried by the vehicle''s inside upper front window mouldings.

Claim 3

A stereo tape cartridge rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein said mounting brackets are L-shaped having legs having elongated slots, wherein said outer lateral side walls have threaded studs extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said elongated slots of said mounting bracket legs receive therethrough said threaded studs engaged by nuts for securement and wherein said threaded studs are movable within said elongated slots of said L-shaped mounting bracket legs to permit adjustable disposition of said outer lateral side walls in a vertical direction.

Claim 4

A stereo tape cartridge rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein said inner lateral side walls have flanges extending from their top portions, wherein said flanges have holes and elongated slots, wherein said rack has a flange plate having elongated slots, wherein screws are disposed through said flange holes, said flange elongated sLots and said flange plate elongated slots, and are engaged by nuts for securement to join together said rack sub-assemblies, to adjustably bow said rack sub-assemblies outwardly to correspond to the outward bowing of the windshield header, and to adjustably increase or decrease the width of said rack to accommodate the spatial necessity of the width of the vehicle above the vehicle''s windshield header.

Claim 5

A stereo tape cartridge rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rack has sun visor sub-assemblies and wherein said bottom walls mount said sun visor sub-assemblies.

Claim 6

A stereo tape cartridge rack for mounting above a vehicle''s windshield header, said stereo tape cartridge rack comprising sub-assemblies having bottom walls, inner and outer lateral side walls, intermediate walls, rear walls, middle ribs, middle divider strips and top divider strips defining compartments for storing stereo tape cartridges, said bottom walls being horizontally disposed, said lateral side walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls, said intermediate walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls and being between said lateral side walls, said middle ribs extending outwardly from said lateral side and intermediate walls and in transverse relationship thereto, said middle divider strips joining said middle ribs and said top divider strips joining the top portions of said lateral side walls and intermediate walls, said middle ribs are canted relative to said bottom walls, wherein said middle divider strips are coplanar with said middle ribs and wherein said top divider strips are parallel with said middle divider strips such that half of said stereo tape cartridges emplaced in the storage compartments are correspondingly canted relative to the remaining emplaced stereo tape cartridges to present a wider open mouth end to facilitate grasping and removal of the stereo tape cartridges, and return and replacement of same in the storage compartments; wherein the upper portions of said bottom walls, the inside portions of said lateral side walls, both sides of said intermediate walls, the inside portions of said rear walls, said middle ribs and the mid portions of said middle divider strips and top divider strips are covered with padding material to guide the insertion of a stereo tape cartridge into its respective compartment by engaging the lateral sides, top, bottom and rear of the stereo tape cartridge with the thusly compressed portions of said padding material functioning to releasably retain the emplaced stereo tape cartridge and to prevent its rattling; wherein said rack has L-shaped mounting brackets having legs having elongated slots, wherein said L-shaped mounting brackets are adapted to be suitably fixed to and carried by the vehicle''s inside upper front window mouldings, wherein said outer lateral side walls have threaded studs extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said elongated slots of said mounting bracket legs receive therethrough said threaded studs engaged by nuts for securement and wherein said threaded studs are movable within said elongated slots of said L-shaped mounting bracket legs to permit adjustable disposition of said outer lateral side walls in a vertical direction; and wherein said inner lateral side walls have flanges extending from their top portions, wherein said flanges have holes and elongated slots, wherein said rack has a flange plate having elongaged slots, wherein screws are disposed through said flange holes, said flange elongated slots and said flange plate elongated slots, and are engaged by nuts for securement to join together said rack sub-assemblies, to adjustably bow said rack sub-assemblies outwardly to correspond to the outward bowing of the windshield header, and to adjustably increase or decrease the width of said rack to accommodate the spatial necessity of the width of the vehicle above the vehicle''s windshield header.

Claim 7

A stereo tape cartridge rack for mounting above a vehicle''s windshield header, said stereo tape cartridge rack comprising sub-assemblies having bottom walls, inner and outer lateral side walls, intermediate walls, rear walls, middle ribs, middle divider strips and top divider strips defining compartments for storing stereo tape cartridges, said bottom walls being horizontally disposed, said lateral side walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls, said intermediate walls being vertically upstanding from said bottom walls and being between said lateral side walls, said middle ribs extending outwardly from said lateral side and intermediate walls and in transverse relationship thereto, said middle divider strips joining said middle ribs and said top divider strips joining the top portions of said lateral side walls and intermediate walls, said middle ribs are canted relative to said bottom walls, wherein said middle divider strips are coplanar with said middle ribs and wherein said top divider strips are parallel with said middle divider strips such that half of said stereo tape cartridges emplaced in the storage compartments are correspondingly canted relative to the remaining emplaced stereo tape cartridges to present a wider open mouth end to facilitate grasping and removal of the stereo tape cartridges, and return and replacement of same in the storage compartments; wherein the upper portions of said bottom walls, the inside portions of said lateral side walls, both sides of said intermediate walls, the inside portions of said rear walls, said middle ribs and the mid portions of said middle divider strips and top divider strips are covered with padding material to guide the insertion of a stereo tape cartridge into its respective compartment by engaging the lateral sides, top, bottom and rear of the stereo tape cartridge with the thusly compressed portions of said padding material functioning to releasably retain the emplaced stereo tape cartridge and to prevent its rattling; wherein said rack has L-shaped mounting brackets having legs having elongated slots, wherein said L-shaped mounting brackets are adapted to be suitably fixed to and carried by the vehicle''s inside upper front window mouldings, wherein said outer lateral side walls have threaded studs extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said elongated slots of said mounting bracket legs receive therethrough said threaded studs engaged by nuts for securement and wherein said threaded studs are movable within said elongated slots of said L-shaped mounting bracket legs to permit adjustable disposition of said outer lateral side walls in a vertical direction; and wherein said inner lateral side walls have flanges extending from their top portions, wherein said flanges have holes and elongated slots, wherein said rack has a flange plate having elongaged slots, wherein screws are disposed through said flange holes, said flange elongated slots and said flange plate elongated slots, and are engaged by nuts for securement to join together said rack sub-assemblies, to adjustably bow said rack sub-assemblies outwardly to correspond to the outward bowing of the windshield header, and to adjustably increase or decrease the width of said rack to accommodate the spatial necessity of the width of the vehicle above the vehicle''s windshield header.