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This invention relates to a tape cassette storage box coupling accessory. The distance between first and second lateral faces of the tape cassette storage box coupling accessory is set so that the distance between one lateral face of a first tape cassette storage box and the other lateral face of a

This invention relates to a tape cassette storage box coupling accessory. The distance between first and second lateral faces of the tape cassette storage box coupling accessory is set so that the distance between one lateral face of a first tape cassette storage box and the other lateral face of a second tape cassette storage box is substantially equal to the longitudinal length of a compact tape cassette when a second engaging means of the other lateral face of the first tape cassette storage box and the first engaging means of the one lateral face of the second tape cassette storage box are engaged with the first engaging means of the first lateral face and the second engaging means of the second lateral face of the accessory, respectively.

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A tape cassette storage box coupling accessory to be coupled between first and second tape cassette storage boxes each of which comprises a storage box body for holding a micro cassette, the storage box body having first and second substantially rectangular parallel lateral faces; a cover rotatably

A tape cassette storage box coupling accessory to be coupled between first and second tape cassette storage boxes each of which comprises a storage box body for holding a micro cassette, the storage box body having first and second substantially rectangular parallel lateral faces; a cover rotatably coupled with said storage box body so as to be rotatable between a first position in which said cover houses, in cooperation with said storage box body, a micro cassette held in said storage box body and a second position in which said cover is in a position which allows said micro cassette to be removed from said storage box body; a first engaging means formed on the first parallel lateral face said storage box body, said first lateral face and said first engaging means being integrally formed of a plastic material having elasticity; and a second engaging means formed on the second parallel lateral face of said storage box body, said second lateral face and said second engaging means being integrally formed of a plastic material having elasticity; the coupling accessory comprising: an accessory body; a first substantially rectangular lateral face on said acccessory body and having the same dimensions as that of the parallel lateral faces of the storage box body, said first lateral face of said accessory body comprising a first engaging means integrally formed therewith of a plastic material having elasticity and which is the same as said first engaging means of the storage box body; and a second substantially rectangular lateral face on said accessory body which is substantially parallel to said first lateral face of said accessory body, said second lateral face of said accessory body extending in the same longitudinal direction as said first lateral face of said accessory body and having the same dimensions as said first lateral face of said accessory body, and said second lateral face of said accessory body comprising a second engaging means integrally formed therewith of a plastic material having elasticity and which is the same as said second engaging means of the storage body; said accessory body having a width between said first and second lateral faces thereof such that the distance between said first and second lateral faces thereof is such that the distance from the first parallel lateral face of a first tape cassette storage box body to the second parallel face of a second tape cassette storage box is substantially equal to the longitudinal length of a conpact-type tape cassette storage box when the second engaging means on said second lateral face of the first tape cassette storage box and the first engaging means on said first lateral face of the second tape cassette storage box are coupled respectively to the first engaging means on said first lateral face of said accessory body and the second engaging means on said second lateral face of said accessory body to thereby connect said accessory body between the first and second tape cassette storage boxes; said first engaging means of said storage box body and of said accessory body including first to fourth click-type engaging means formed in the four corners of said first lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for engagement, a first guide plate formed between the first click-type engaging means and the third click-type engaging means and extending in the direction of the engaging length of said first click-type engaging means and guiding to engage with said first or third click-type engaging means, and a second guide plate formed between the second click-type engaging means located in a direction to cross the direction or the engaging length of said first click-type engaging means and the fourth click-type engaging means located in the direction of the engaging length of said second click-type engaging means and guiding to engage with said second or fourth click-type engaging means; said second engaging means of said storage box body and of said accessory body including first to fourth click-type engageable means formed in the four corners of said second lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for engagement, a third guide plate formed between the first click-type engageable means and the third click-type engageable means located in the direction of the engaging length of said first click-type engageable means, whereby said first or third click-type engageable means is guided in engagement, and a fourth guide plate formed between the second click-type engageable means located in a direction to cross the direction of the engaging length of said first click-type engageable means and the fourth click-type means located in the direction of the engaging length of said second click-type engageable means, whereby said second or fourth engaged click is guided in engagement; said first to fourth click-type engaging means of said first engaging means and said first and second guide plates being isolated from one another; said first and third click-type engaging means of said first engaging means protruding from said first lateral face substantially at right angles thereto and having projecting ends thereof bent away from said second and fourth click-type engaging means along a direction substantially parallel with said first lateral face; said second and fourth click-type engaging means of said first engaging means protruding from said first lateral face substantially at right angles thereto and having projecting ends thereof bent away from said first and third click-type engaging means along a direction substantially parallel with said first lateral face; said first and third click-type engageable means of said second engaging means protruding from said second lateral face substantially at right angles thereto and having projecting ends thereof bent toward said second and fourth click-type engageable means along a direction substantially parallel with said second lateral face; said second and fourth click-type engageable means of said second engaging means protruding from said second lateral face substantially at right angles thereto and having projecting ends thereof bent toward said first and third click-type engageable means along a direction substantially parallel with said second lateral face; and the respective projecting ends of said first to fourth click-type engaging means of said first engaging means and said first to fourth click-type engageable means of said second engaging means having chamfer portions formed along their respective directions for engagement, so that respective chamfer portions of said first to fourth click-type engageable means of said second engaging means of the tape cassette storage box are brought into contact with the respective chamfer portions of said first to fourth click-type engaging means of said first engaging means of said accessory when said second engaging means of said tape cassette storage box is brought into contact with said first engaging means of said accessory along a direction to cross the engaging direction of said first engaging means; said accessory body having substantially flat upper and lower faces which are substantially parallel with each other and which are substantially coplanar with upper and lower faces of the first and second tape cassette storage boxes when connected together and when the covers of the first and second tape cassette storage boxes are in said first position; said upper face of said accessory body including a holding means for removably holding a micro cassette in a position such that substantially flat upper and lower surfaces of the micro cassette intersect said upper and lower faces of said accessory body; said lower face of said accessory body including at least one of said first and second engaging means; and said holding means including a cavity formed in said upper face of said accessory body and having partition walls for holding a plurality of micro cassettes, and projections for making point contact against the insertion and departing of the micro cassettes in the cavity, the depth of said cavity being so determined that a relatively large part of the outer surface of each of said micro cassettes is projected out from said cavity.