Case for packing a tape cassette or the like

Claim 1

A case for a tape cassette, comprising: A. a substantially transparent bottom member formed in one piece and having (1) a bottom wall, (2) an upright rear wall, (3) opposite upright and parallel side walls, (4) at least one window in each of said side walls, near the rear wall and spaced therefrom and extending down to the bottom of the side wall, and (5) at least two shallow slots in said bottom wall, one at each side thereof, each opening outwardly to one of said windows; B. a top member formed in one piece and having (1) a top wall, (2) a downwardly projecting front wall, and (3) opposite, parallel, downwardly projecting side walls spaced apart by a distance to be closely receivable between the side walls of the bottom member and each of which has a slit that extends through its full height and divides it into front and rear portions, (4) said top wall having a laterally extending groove aligned with said slits that provides a hinge whereby a front portion of the top member can swing up and down relative to the rear portion thereof; C. integral means on the top member for securing the same to the bottom member, said integral means comprising (1) a tooth projecting sidewardly outwardly from each of said side wall rear portions and closely receivable in one of said windows, and (2) a tongue projecting edgewise downwardly from each of said side wall rear portions and closely receivable in one of said slots; and D. cooperating detent means on the side walls of said members for releasably confining the front portion of said top member against swinging out of a closed position, said detent means comprising a protuberance on each side wall of one of said members projecting towards the adjacent side wall of the other member and receivable in a depression in said adjacent side wall, said detent means being located near said front wall.