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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1984
Bruce A Hehn, N. Canton, OH (US);
Alpha Enterprises, Inc., Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A reusable molded plastic package for holding audio cassettes which enables the cassettes to be stored and displayed in racks heretofore used for record discs and eight-track audio tapes and which includes a slide lock which secures the cassette in the package preventing its unauthorized removal therefrom. In one embodiment, the cassette is mounted in a transverse position at one end of the package enabling the contents of the cassette to be viewed from the end of the package when stored in a horizontal position. In another embodiment, the cassette is mounted in a longitudinal position at one end of the cassette whereby the contents can be read from the front of the cassette when stored in a vertical position. In still another embodiment the package can store either an audio cassette or a compact disc. The slide lock is retracted from its locked position by a manually operated key. The key engages camming surfaces formed on the swinging ends of a pair of locking levers formed on the slide lock enabling the levers to be moved from their locked position with a pair of angled projections formed on the interior of the housing.