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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Kazumoto Yatabe, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A slide-type cassette storage case is disclosed that can accommodate a tape cassette when inserted laterally through an insertion port provided on a side surface of the cassette storage case. In one embodiment of the cassette storage case ( ), a protrusion ( ) of the cassette tape is accommodated by a notch ( ) formed in a deep wall portion ( ) of the cassette storage case. In another embodiment of the cassette storage case ( ), thick portions ( ) include thickness-missing portions ( ) in a center portion of the upper half ( ), and also includes thick portions ( ) include cassette holding portions ( ) on the lower half ( ). The notch ( ) reduces the size and the production cost of the cassette storage case ( ). The missing-thickness portions ( ) eliminate warp or surface sink during the manufacturing process. The notch ( ) and the cassette holding portions ( ) of the cassette storage case ( ) minimize the clearance between the cassette and the cassette storage case ( ) to positively hold the cassette in a lightly locked state in the cassette storage case ( ).