Patent ID: 6074026
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A47B,G11B

Abstract:
A storage unit comprising:a body member having a substantially box-shape with sides, a bottom, a rear side, a top cap and a pair of hinged frontal wings together defining a body member cavity therein;at least two cartridge receiving units including a first cartridge receiving unit and a second cartridge receiving unit disposed in said body member cavity for receiving and storing cartridges, said first cartridge receiving unit resting directly on said second cartridge receiving unit, each of said cartridge receiving units has a cartridge receiving unit body member with side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a top wall and a front wall, said cartridge receiving unit body member having a cartridge receiving cavity formed therein and adapted for receiving and storing a cartridge, and said front wall having an opening formed therein and leading to said cartridge receiving cavity, such that, when said at least two cartridge receiving units are stacked upon each other in said body member cavity, each top wall of a lower cartridge in said stack directly contacting said bottom wall of an upper cartridge located immediately above said lower cartridge and such contact of said top wall of said lower cartridge with said bottom wall of said upper cartridge substantially prevents said lower cartridge from falling out of said stack before said lower cartridge is substantially removed from said body member cavity; andsaid side walls of each of said cartridge receiving units being substantially flush with said sides of said body member and said rear wall of each of said cartridge receiving units substantially flush with said rear side of said body member when said cartridge receiving units are placed within said body member cavity.