Disk-shaped article shipping container

A method of shipping disk-shaped articles, the method comprising:

• locating disk-shaped articles in a cassette within slots, defined between a plurality of dividers of the cassette, and on pads of the cassette, wherein the cassette comprises:
• a top opening;
• the plurality of dividers define the slots therebetween for receiving the disk-shaped articles and constraining lateral movement of the disk-shaped articles;
• and
• the pads for supporting the disk-shaped articles and constraining downward vertical movement of the disk-shaped articles;
• fully coupling a top lid to the cassette such that an unoccupied gap is defined between each one of resiliently flexible fins of the top lid and the disk-shaped articles when the disk-shaped articles are located on the pads of the cassette, wherein:
• the top lid is coupleable to the cassette over the top openings and comprises the resiliently flexible fins;
• when the top lid is fully coupled to the cassette, the disk-shaped articles are supported on the pads, and the container is not shrink-wrapped, the unoccupied gap is defined between the resiliently flexible fins and the disk-shaped articles;
• and
• when the top lid is fully coupled to the cassette, the disk-shaped articles are supported on the pads, and the container is shrink-wrapped, the resiliently flexible fins contact and are flexed against the disk-shaped articles;
• and
• with the top lid fully coupled to the cassette, shrink-wrapping the cassette and the top lid with shrink-wrap material to reduce the unoccupied gap and urge the resiliently flexible fins of the top lid into contact with the disk-shaped articles.

A system for shipping disk-shaped articles, the system comprising:

• a plurality of cassettes, each comprising:
• a top opening;
• a plurality of dividers that define slots therebetween for receiving the disk-shaped articles and constraining lateral movement of the disk-shaped articles;
• and
• pads for supporting the disk-shaped articles and constraining downward vertical movement of the disk-shaped articles;
• wherein each one of the plurality of cassettes is configured differently than any other of the plurality of cassettes;
• a top lid interchangeably coupleable to each one of the plurality of cassettes over the top opening and comprising resiliently flexible fins, wherein:
• when the top lid is fully coupled to any one of the plurality of cassettes, the disk-shaped articles are supported on the pads, and the container is not shrink-wrapped, an unoccupied gap is defined between the resiliently flexible fins and the disk-shaped articles;
• and
• when the top lid is fully coupled to any one of the cassettes, the disk-shaped articles are supported on the pads, and the container is shrink-wrapped, the resiliently flexible fins contact and are flexed against the disk-shaped articles.