Tape cassette storage case having a bumper portion
View Patent ↗A tape cassette storage case includes: a case body provided with a bottom plate having a rectangular shape and a side wall along a periphery of the bottom plate so that the tape cassette can be encased therein; a lid portion having a connecting portion connected to one side of the case body with a hinge so that the lid portion covers an opening side enclosed by the side wall; and a bumper portion provided at a periphery of the case body and the lid portion including an opposite side of the connecting portion so that the bumper portion projects to an outside from the side wall when the lid portion is a closed position, wherein the bumper portion has thick-walled portions at each corner of the bumper portion, the thick-walled portions being formed thicker than any other portions of the bumper portion.
1. A tape cassette storage case, comprising:
a case body comprising a bottom plate having a rectangular shape and a side wall along a periphery of the bottom plate so that the tape cassette can be stored inside;
a lid portion comprising a connecting portion connected to one side of the case body with a hinge so that the lid portion covers an opening side enclosed by the side wall; and
a bumper portion provided at a periphery of the case body and the lid portion so that the bumper portion projects to an outside from the side wall when the lid portion is in a closed position, the periphery including opposite sides of the connecting portion in the case body and the lid portion,
wherein the bumper portion has thick-walled portions, thicker than other portions of the bumper portion, at each corner of the bumper portion, and
wherein the thickness of the thick-walled portions extends in a direction from the bottom plate to the lid portion when the lid portion covers the opening side.
2. The tape cassette storage case according to claim 1 , wherein the bumper portion has thin-walled portions at the other portions of the bumper portion.
3. The tape cassette storage case according to claim 2 , wherein the bumper portion comprises a first bumper portion provided at the case body, a second bumper portion provided at opposite sides of the connecting portion in a longitudinal direction, and a third bumper portion provided at the lid portion.
4. The tape cassette storage case according to claim 3 , wherein the first bumper portion comprises a projected rim across a gap corresponding to a thickness of a side wall of the lid portion in parallel to the side wall of the case body.
5. The tape cassette storage vase according to claim 4 , wherein a tip of the side wall of the lid portion is inserted into the gap when the lid portion is in the closed position.
6. The tape cassette storage case according to claim 3 , wherein a tip of a thin-walled portion of the first bumper portion is bent toward the lid portion that is opposed when the lid portion is in the closed position.
7. The tape cassette storage case according to claim 3 , wherein a tip of a thin-walled portion of the third bumper portion is bent toward the case body that is opposed when the lid portion is in the closed position.