US4838420A
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Packaging for point of sale display, shipment and storage of cassette recordings and methods
Assignee: BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL Corp A CORP OF UT
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Filing: 1987-09-24
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2007-09-24
Abstract
Abstract A packaging system for one or more cassette tape recordings, providing for an improved and simplified point of sale display, shipment and storage, with clear identification of the contents exposed at all times. The system further comprising a printed external paperboard sleeve, dimensioned to force-fit receive one or more boxes each containing a cassette recording and a cushion insert. A transparent plastic shrink-wrap covering surrounds, protects and encloses the assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael F. Collett
- 👤 Peggy J. Rankin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
An assembly for point of sale display, shipment and retrievable storage of cassette recordings comprising: open ended external substantially rectangular sleeve means of sheet material comprising exposed exterior surface means comprised of opposed side wall means and opposed front and rear wall means, and a hollow interior within the wall means between an opening at each end the opening at each end being defined by end edges of the opposed side, front and rear wall means disposed in a common plane, at least some of the exposed exterior surface means of the sleeve means comprising identifying indicia visually observable both when the assembly is displayed at a point of sale and after sale when vertically placed on one of the end edges in library-like storage; cassette recording means; cushion insert means having a cross-sectional configuration substantially duplicative of the cross-section configuration of the hollow interior of the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being dimensioned to linearly slide into the hollow interior of the sleeve means through one of the end openings by manual force but comprising means creating a snug assembled relation between the cushion insert means and the sleeve means prohibiting inadvertent separation, the cushion insert means further comprising means contiguously engaging the cassette recording means when the cassette recording means are placed within the sleeve means whereby the cassette recording means may not be inadvertently removed from the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being located centrally within the sleeve means and the cassette recording means comprising at least two boxes each containing a cassette recording, one of which is snugly received through one end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said one end opening and the other being snugly received through the other end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said other open end, the cushion insert means being centrally interposed between the two cassette recording boxes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
An assembly for point of sale display, shipment and retrievable storage of cassette recordings comprising: open ended external substantially rectangular sleeve means of sheet material comprising exposed exterior surface means comprised of opposed side wall means and opposed front and rear wall means, and a hollow interior within the wall means between an opening at each end the opening at each end being defined by end edges of the opposed side, front and rear wall means disposed in a common plane, at least some of the exposed exterior surface means of the sleeve means comprising identifying indicia visually observable both when the assembly is displayed at a point of sale and after sale when vertically placed on one of the end edges in library-like storage; cassette recording means; cushion insert means having a cross-sectional configuration substantially duplicative of the cross-section configuration of the hollow interior of the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being dimensioned to linearly slide into the hollow interior of the sleeve means through one of the end openings by manual force but comprising means creating a snug assembled relation between the cushion insert means and the sleeve means prohibiting inadvertent separation, the cushion insert means further comprising means contiguously engaging the cassette recording means when the cassette recording means are placed within the sleeve means whereby the cassette recording means may not be inadvertently removed from the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being located centrally within the sleeve means and the cassette recording means comprising at least two boxes each containing a cassette recording, one of which is snugly received through one end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said one end opening and the other being snugly received through the other end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said other open end, the cushion insert means being centrally interposed between the two cassette recording boxes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
331 words
An assembly for point of sale display, shipment and retrievable storage of cassette recordings comprising: open ended external substantially rectangular sleeve means of sheet material comprising exposed exterior surface means comprised of opposed side wall means and opposed front and rear wall means, and a hollow interior within the wall means between an opening at each end the opening at each end being defined by end edges of the opposed side, front and rear wall means disposed in a common plane, at least some of the exposed exterior surface means of the sleeve means comprising identifying indicia visually observable both when the assembly is displayed at a point of sale and after sale when vertically placed on one of the end edges in library-like storage; cassette recording means; cushion insert means having a cross-sectional configuration substantially duplicative of the cross-sectional configuration of the hollow interior of the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being dimensioned to linearly slide into the hollow interior of the sleeve means through one of the end openings by manual force but comprising means creating a snug assembled relation between the cushion insert means and the sleeve means prohibiting inadvertent separation, the cushion insert means further comprising means contiguously engaging the cassette recording means when the cassette recording means are placed within the sleeve means whereby the cassette recording means may not be inadvertently removed from the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being located centrally within the sleeve means and the cassette recording means comprising four boxes each containing a cassette recording, two of which are stacked one upon another and snugly inserted through one end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said one end opening and the other two cassette recording boxes being stacked and snugly inserted through the other end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said other end, the cushion insert means being interposed between the two sets of stacked cassette recording boxes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
331 words
An assembly for point of sale display, shipment and retrievable storage of cassette recordings comprising: open ended external substantially rectangular sleeve means of sheet material comprising exposed exterior surface means comprised of opposed side wall means and opposed front and rear wall means, and a hollow interior within the wall means between an opening at each end the opening at each end being defined by end edges of the opposed side, front and rear wall means disposed in a common plane, at least some of the exposed exterior surface means of the sleeve means comprising identifying indicia visually observable both when the assembly is displayed at a point of sale and after sale when vertically placed on one of the end edges in library-like storage; cassette recording means; cushion insert means having a cross-sectional configuration substantially duplicative of the cross-sectional configuration of the hollow interior of the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being dimensioned to linearly slide into the hollow interior of the sleeve means through one of the end openings by manual force but comprising means creating a snug assembled relation between the cushion insert means and the sleeve means prohibiting inadvertent separation, the cushion insert means further comprising means contiguously engaging the cassette recording means when the cassette recording means are placed within the sleeve means whereby the cassette recording means may not be inadvertently removed from the sleeve means, the cushion insert means being located centrally within the sleeve means and the cassette recording means comprising four boxes each containing a cassette recording, two of which are stacked one upon another and snugly inserted through one end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said one end opening and the other two cassette recording boxes being stacked and snugly inserted through the other end opening of the sleeve means so as to be exposed at said other end, the cushion insert means being interposed between the two sets of stacked cassette recording boxes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly according to claim 2 wherein the cushion insert means comprise at least two stacked sections.
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