Holder for tape cartridges

Claim 1

A holder for tape cartridges comprising: a housing integrally molded using a relatively rigid plastic material and having at least one open side; said housing having a pair of opposite end walls, a top wall and a bottom wall; partition means extending between and integral with said pair of opposite end walls and dividing said housing into an upper section and a lower section; each of said upper and lower sections having a lower surface on which tape cartridges may be supported and an opposite upper surface; said upper section having a back wall integral with said pair of opposite end walls and said top wall and terminating at a location which is less than one-half the distance between said lower surface and said upper surface thereof, said lower section having a back wall integral with said pair of opposite end walls and said partition means and terminating at a location which is less than one-half the distance between said lower surface and said upper surface thereof; compartment forming means in each of said upper and lower sections; each of said compartment forming means forming a compartment having dimensions adapted to receive one tape cartridge therein; lip means extending upwardly from said lower surface of each of said upper and lower sections and located next adjacent to said one open side; a plurality of resilient tabs extending downwardly from and integral with said back wall of each of said upper and lower sections and having a portion thereof extending into each compartment; and said portion of said resilient tab located to apply forces to a tape cartridge in said compartment to urge one portion of said tape cartridge into contact with said lip means and another portion of said tape cartridge into contact with said upper surface so as to securely retain said tape cartridge in said compartment.