Container for compact discs
OwnerMark C. Deitricksoninventor
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Abstract
A specially designed package adapted to contain both a regular size compact disc (CD), a digital video disc (DVD), or a digital video disc-audio (DVDA) and a smaller, micro CD, DVD, DVDA. The smaller, micro CD, DVD, DVDA can readily be inserted into the users CD/CDROM or DVD drive on their personal computer or, alternatively can be inserted into a conventional DVD player that is interconnected with a television. The small micro CD, DVD, DVDA can be of various sizes, but is preferably about three inches in diameter.
Claims9
A container for containing a compact disc of a conventional size having a thickness and a diameter of approximately 4.75 inches and for containing in an overlaying position a compact disc of a smaller size having a thickness and a diameter less than 4.75 inches, said container comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a cover hingedly connected to said base;
- (c) a spindle connected to said base and extending outwardly there from, said spindle having a lower portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a conventional size, and an upper portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a smaller size.
A container for containing a compact disc of a conventional size having a thickness and a diameter of approximately 4.75 inches and for containing in an overlaying position a compact disc of a smaller size having a thickness and a diameter less than 4.75 inches, said container comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a cover hingedly connected to said base;
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- (c) a spindle connected to said base and extending outwardly there from, said spindle having a lower portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a conventional size, and an upper portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a smaller size, said spindle extending from said base a distance substantially equal to the combined thickness of the compact disc of a conventional size and of the compact disc of a smaller size.
A container for containing a compact disc of a conventional size having a thickness and a diameter of approximately 4.75 inches and for containing in an overlaying position a compact disc of a smaller size having a thickness and a diameter o approximately 3.0 inches inches, said container comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a substantially transparent cover hingedly connected to said base;
- (c) a spindle connected to said base and extending outwardly there from, said spindle having a lower portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a conventional size, and an upper portion for releasably gripping said compact disc of a smaller size, said spindle extending from said base a distance substantially equal to the combined thickness of the compact disc of a conventional size and of the compact disc of a smaller size;
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- (d) a marketing insert disposed intermediate said base and said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.