US4789058A
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Aesthetic displaying device for video cassette tapes and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-02-09
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Granted: 1988-12-06
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Expires: 2008-02-09
Abstract
Abstract Display means are disclosed for aesthetically storing a signal receiving means such as video cassette tapes, audio cassette tapes or compact discs. The display means include a jacket having substantially no printing matter on an end wall facing the user. On the end wall a receiving area receives an assigned code for the program of the tapes stored in the jacket and an index booklet of the same shape and style of the jacket is provided for identifying stored programs.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence F. Blaney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:08
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
Library apparatus for aesthetically displaying signal receiving and storing devices comprising: a casing member having an end wall perpendicularly connected to two parallel side walls and a base wall defining a storage jacket for holding and displaying a signal receiving and storing device, said casing member substantially free of printing matter on said end wall; an area for receiving an assigned code for a program stored on said signal receiving and storing device, said receiving area being positioned on said end wall of said casing member; a plurality of segments attached to said end wall in said receiving area, each segment bearing a single symbol of said assigned code; and index means comprising printed matter indicating said assigned code for said program and a corresponding name for said program, said index means disposed in a booklet defined by an end wall perpendicularly connected to two parallel side walls and a base wall having the same style and shape as said first casing member, said end wall of said booklet having printed matter indicating the index means disposed within the booklet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
Library apparatus for aesthetically displaying signal receiving and storing devices comprising: a casing member having an end wall perpendicularly connected to two parallel side walls and a base wall defining a storage jacket for holding and displaying a signal receiving and storing device, said casing member substantially free of printing matter on said end wall; an area for receiving an assigned code for a program stored on said signal receiving and storing device, said receiving area being positioned on said end wall of said casing member; a plurality of segments attached to said end wall in said receiving area, each segment bearing a single symbol of said assigned code; and index means comprising printed matter indicating said assigned code for said program and a corresponding name for said program, said index means disposed in a booklet defined by an end wall perpendicularly connected to two parallel side walls and a base wall having the same style and shape as said first casing member, said end wall of said booklet having printed matter indicating the index means disposed within the booklet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The library apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said end walls of said casing member and said booklet are made of a solid colored leatherette material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The library apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said segments are selected from a plurality of paper strips each having printed numbers in the range of zero to 9 arranged, respectively, on successive segments, each segment being separable from the remainder of the paper strip.
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