CARTRIDGE HOLDER - SONY CORP

Title:

CARTRIDGE HOLDER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/000412

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A cartridge holder, comprising a rear part having an inner surface on which a plurality of cartridge holding parts for holding one side part of a cartridge by insertion are installed; a pair of cover parts connected swingably to both side parts of the rear part through a main hinge part; an engaging part and a part to be engaged which are installed at the free ends of each of the pair of cover parts and lock these cover parts in closed condition when these cover parts are rotated in closing direction until they are closed; and a plurality of auxiliary hinge parts formed on the rear part, wherein the rear part is bent in arc shape through the main hinge part, and the plurality of cartridge holding parts, i.e., a plurality of cartridges held by these holding parts are opened in a segment shape so as to separate the upper end parts of these cartridges from each other so that the upper end part of each cartridge can be held easily by fingers, an expansion prevention means is provided so as to prevent the rear part from being extended outward from the rear part by the bend of the rear part, and a cartridge holding rib is provided so as to prevent the cartridges from being dropped out from the cartridge holding part by a shock during the transportation of the holder.

Inventors:

HIGUCHI SHINTARO (JP)
ABE YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MEGURO HIROSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1999/003388

Publication Date:

January 06, 2000

Filing Date:

June 25, 1999

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SONY CORP (JP)
HIGUCHI SHINTARO (JP)
ABE YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MEGURO HIROSHI (JP)

International Classes:

G11B33/04; (IPC1-7): B65D85/57; G11B17/04

Foreign References:

JPH06135481A	1994-05-17
JPH078284U	1995-02-03

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