Storage case

Claim 2

A storage case comprising: a box-shaped case body having a front side plate, right and left side plates, internal rear side plate and bottom plate which define an upwardly directed opening; a covering having an upper plate, right and left side plates and front side plate, said upper plate closing said opening of said case body and simultaneously said right and left side plates and front side plate of said covering overlapping said right and left side plates and front side plate of said case body when said covering is closed; a rear side plate formed integrally with said case body and covering to enable said covering to be tilted relatively to said case body thereby permitting closing of the case; an engaging mechanism including a first engagement section provided for an outer face of said front side plate of said case body and a second engagement portion provided for an inner face of said front side plate of said covering and, when said covering is closed, engaged with said first engagement section to prevent said covering from being opened; and a shifting mechanism position distally from said engaging means for shifting said covering toward said rear side plate including a pair of projections provided respectively on lower ends of outer faces of each of said side plates of said case body adjacent said rear side plate and leaving abutment faces facing toward said rear side plate respectively, said mechanism further including a pair of notches provided respectively, in lower ends of said right and left side plates of said covering so that when said covering is being closed it is shifted toward said rear side plate by abutment and engagement of said pair of notches on and with said rearward abutment faces of said pair of projections, said notches and said abutment faces disengaged when said case is opened.

Claim 3

A storage case according to claim 1, wherein said case body, covering and rear side plate are an integral molded unit of synthetic resin material.

Claim 4

A storage case according to claim 2, wherein said rear side plate has a pair of grooves at the boundary sections between said rear side plate and said case body and between said rear side plate and said covering, respectively, to permit said rear side plate to be bent at said pair of grooves relatively to said case body and said covering, respectively.

Claim 5

A storage case according to claim 3, wherein said rear side plate has a pair of slits formed, respectively, along said pair of grooves, at intermediate portions thereof.

Claim 6

A storage case according to claim 2, wherein the engaging mechanism is a combination of an engagement projection and a groove corresponding thereto.

Claim 7

A storage case according to claim 5, wherein said first engagement section of said engaging mechanism is a pair of engagement projections provided on the outer face of said front side plate of said case body at a predetermined distance from each other; and said second engagement section is a pair of apertures provided in said front side plate of said covering at a predetermined distance from each other so that when said covering is closed, said pair of engagement projections are inserted into said pair of apertures, respectively, to complete each engagement therebetween.

Claim 8

A storage case according to claim 1, further comprising a finger-applied section projectively provided on the outer face of said front side plate of said case body, whereby said front side plate of said case body is bent inwardly of said case by pushing said finger-applied section with a user's finger to release the engagement of said engagement mechanism.

Claim 9

A storage case according to claim 7, wherein said covering has a notched section which is provided for said front side plate of said covering and into which, when said covering is closed, said finger-applied section is extended.

Claim 10

A storage case of claim 1 which includes, in addition to a rear side plate, an internal rear side plate affixed to said covering and substantially perpendicular to the upper plate of said covering, a second internal rear side plate affixed to said bottom plate and in perpendicular relationship thereto, said first and second internal rear bottom plates being substantially one half the height of the other side plates, said internal rear side plates and said rear side plate forming in conjunction a substantially hermetic seal when the cover is closed.

Claim 11

A storage case for tape cassettes comprising: a box-shaped case body having a front side plate, right and left side plates, internal rear side plate and bottom plate which define an upwardly directed opening; retaining means for cassettes affixed to said bottom plate and designed to engage the cassette orifices; a covering having an upper plate, right and left side plates and front side plate, said upper plate closing said opening of said case body and simultaneously said right and left side plates and front side plate of said covering overlapping said right and left side plates and front side plate of said case body when said covering is closed; a rear side plate formed integrally with said case body and covering to enable said covering to be tilted relatively to said case body thereby permitting closing of the case; an engaging mechanism including a first engagement section provided for an outer face of said front side plate of said case body and a second engagement portion provided for an inner face of said front side plate of said covering and, when said covering is closed, engaged with said first engagement section to prevent said covering from being opened; and a shifting mechanism positioned distally from said engaging means for shifting said covering toward said rear side plate including a pair of projections provided respectively on lower ends of outer faces of each of said side plates of said case body adjacent said rear side plate and leaving abutment faces facing toward said rear side plate respectively, said mechanism further including a pair of notches provided respectively, in lower ends of said right and left side plates of said covering so that when said covering is being closed it is shifted toward said rear side plate by abutment and engagement of said pair of notches on and with said rearward abutment faces of said pair of projections, said notches and said abutment faces disengaged when said case is opened.

Claim 12

A storage case for tape cassettes comprising: a box-shaped case body having a front side plate, right and left side plates, internal rear side plate and bottom plate which define an upwardly directed opening; retaining means for cassettes affixed to said bottom plate and designed to engage the cassette orifices; a covering having an upper plate, right and left side plates and front side plate, said upper plate closing said opening of said case body and simultaneously said right and left side plates and front side plate of said covering overlapping said right and left side plates and front side plate of said case body when said covering is closed; a rear side plate formed integrally with said case body and covering to enable said covering to be tilted relatively to said case body thereby permitting closing of the case; an engaging mechanism including a first engagement section provided for an outer face of said front side plate of said case body and a second engagement portion provided for an inner face of said front side plate of said covering and, when said covering is closed, engaged with said first engagement section to prevent said covering from being opened; and a shifting mechanism positioned distally from said engaging means for shifting said covering toward said rear side plate including a pair of projections provided respectively on lower ends of outer faces of each of said side plates of said case body adjacent said rear side plate and leaving abutment faces facing toward said rear side plate respectively, said mechanism further including a pair of notches provided respectively, in lower ends of said right and left side plates of said covering so that when said covering is being closed it is shifted toward said rear side plate by abutment and engagement of said pair of notches on and with said rearward abutment faces of said pair of projections, said notches and said abutment faces disengaged when said case is opened.

Claim 13

A storage case as claimed in claim 10 which includes in addition to a rear side plate, an internal rear side plate fixed to said covering and substantially perpendicular to the upper plate of said covering, a second internal rear side plate affixed to said bottom plate and in perpendicular relationship thereto, said first and second internal rear bottom plates being substantially one half the height of the other side plates, said internal rear side plates and said rear side plate forming in conjunction a substantially hermetic seal when the cover is closed.