Magnetic tape cassette storage case

Claim 1

A case for storing a group of magnetic tape units comprising: a container for receiving the units in a side-by-side arrangement in the interior thereof, said container having bottom and side walls and having an open mouth, said container having an opening in one of its walls; said opening being in the lower front portion of said container near said bottom wall, said units extending entirely across said interior to engage opposite ones of said walls; a keyboard for elevating selectively and individually the units through said open mouth; said keyboard including a plurality of pivotally mounted keys extending under the units through said opening and outwardly from the interior of said container, keys having an inner unit engageable portion and having an outer forwardly disposed distal end portion; each one of said keys including one of said unit engageable portions disposed within the interior of said container below the units, said opening being disposed in the bottom portion of said front wall; support means projecting from said bottom wall of said container near the rear portion thereof for supporting from below the units and for providing a space to the rear of said opening for receiving said inner unit engageable portions of said keys, the unit engageable portion of said keys being disposed under the front portions of said containers entirely within said space defined by said support means; wherein said bottom wall includes a portion extending forwardly beyond the plane of the side walls, said opening being disposed above the forwardly extending portion, said keyboard being mounted adjacent said bottom wall and disposed at least a partially above the forwardly extending portion thereof; and means defining indicia on the finger engageable portions of said keys to distinguish visually between the keys, means defining corresponding indicia on said container to enable the user to locate one of said keys corresponding to a desired one of the units.