Storage case for a magnetic-tape cassette

Claim 1

A storage case, for a magnetic-tape cassette comprising a cassette housing having two parallel substantially rectangular major walls, two side walls, a rear wall, a front side with a front opening which continues in at least one major wall, and a partition which separates the front opening from the interior of the housing, two reel hubs juxtaposed in the housing between the major walls and mounted for rotation about two axes of rotation which extend perpendicularly to the major walls, a part of a length of magnetic tape wound around said reel hubs and another part of said length of tape stretched across the front opening, and a front cover which covers the stretched part of the magnetic tape at least at the front side, bounds the front opening at the front side, and is pivotally connected to the housing, which storage case comprises: (a) a base section having a rectangular bottom provided with a front edge and a rear edge, an upright rear wall which adjoins the rear edge, and a pair of spaced and parallel upright side walls which extend from the rear wall towards the front edge, (b) at least one upright positioning element arranged on the bottom, for positioning a magnetic-tape cassette whose front cover faces the rear wall of the base section when the cassette is situated in the case, and (c) a cover section having a rectangular upper wall provided with a front edge and a rear edge, which rear edge at least substantially adjoins the rear wall of the base section, in the closed position of the cover section; a front wall which adjoins the front edge of the upper wall and, in the closed position of the cover section, at least substantially adjoins the front edge of the bottom of the base section; and a pair of parallel spaced side walls, which extend from the front wall towards the rear edge, the side walls of the cover section being pivotally connected to the side walls of the base section to enable the cover section to be pivoted relative to the base section between an open and a closed position, characterized in that the positioning element occupies such a location on the bottom of the base section relative to the rear wall that the positioning element extends into the front opening of a magnetic-tape cassette contained in the case, and the distance at the base, between that side of the positioning element which is remote from the rear wall and the inner side of the rear wall, is greater than the distance between that wall portion of the cassette partition which faces the positioning element and the front of the front cover, in such a manner that a movement of the cassette inside the case towards the rear wall is limited by abutment of the partition with the positioning element, thereby ensuring that the front cover remains clear of the rear wall.