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US4111502A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automobile tape storage case

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-08-24
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Granted: 1978-09-05
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Expires: 1996-08-24
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Abstract

Abstract An automobile tape storage case includes a housing having a base, a pair of upwardly extending end walls, an upwardly extending rear wall, an open top, and an upwardly extending front wall having a plurality of openings therethrough. A plurality of intermediate vertical walls are disposed in the housing thereby forming a plurality of chambers therein, wherein each opening communicates with one of the chambers. A drawer is slideably received into each of the openings, wherein each drawer holds a tape therein.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harvey Kessler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 02:19
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/023

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
An automobile tape storage case adapted to receive a plurality of tape cartridges or cassettes therein and to be mounted onto the automobile, which comprises: (a) a housing having a base, a pair of upwardly extending end walls, an upwardly extending rear wall, an open top, and an upwardly extending front wall having a plurality of openings therethrough; (b) a plurality of spaced intermediate walls disposed within said housing and aligned parallel to said end walls for forming a plurality of chambers with said housing, each said chamber communicating with one of said opening in said front wall; (c) a plurality of drawer members, each said drawer member slidably disposed in one of said chambers; (d) means for mounting said housing to said automobile; (e) means for retaining each said drawer within each said opening, each said drawer adapted to receive one tape cartridge or cassette therein and wherein each said drawer comprises: (f) an elongated base having a pair of ends; (g) a front wall extending perpendicularly upwardly from said forward end of said elongated base; and (h) an L-shaped rear wall having a longer and a shorter leg, said shorter leg being slidably disposed on an upper surface of said base, said rear end of said elongated base being perpendicularly affixed to an intermediate portion of said longer leg.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
An automobile tape storage case adapted to receive a plurality of tape cartridges or cassettes therein and to be mounted onto the automobile, which comprises: (a) a housing having a base, a pair of upwardly extending end walls, an upwardly extending rear wall, an open top, and an upwardly extending front wall having a plurality of openings therethrough; (b) a plurality of spaced intermediate walls disposed within said housing and aligned parallel to said end walls for forming a plurality of chambers with said housing, each said chamber communicating with one of said opening in said front wall; (c) a plurality of drawer members, each said drawer member slidably disposed in one of said chambers; (d) means for mounting said housing to said automobile; (e) means for retaining each said drawer within each said opening, each said drawer adapted to receive one tape cartridge or cassette therein and wherein each said drawer comprises: (f) an elongated base having a pair of ends; (g) a front wall extending perpendicularly upwardly from said forward end of said elongated base; and (h) an L-shaped rear wall having a longer and a shorter leg, said shorter leg being slidably disposed on an upper surface of said base, said rear end of said elongated base being perpendicularly affixed to an intermediate portion of said longer leg.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
A case according to claim 1, wherein said mounting means further includes a plurality of tab members, said tab members affixed to upper and lower rear corners of each said end wall, each said tab member adapted to receive a screw means therethrough, each said screw means threadably received into said automobile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
A device according to claim 1, further including a handle member affixed to each said front wall of each said drawer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein each said drawer further includes a pair of sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 60 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said retaining means further includes a lip member affixed to an inner surface of said front wall of said housing and extending horizontally inward, said lip engaging said longer leg of said L-shaped rear wall of each said drawer as each said drawer moves outwardly from each said chamber through said corresponding opening.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-09-04 1982-03-06 1982-09-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-09-04 1986-03-06 1986-09-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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