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US 2003/0196970 A1Published application
Carousel type disc case holder
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InventorPeigen Jiang
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A carousel type disc (compact disc—CD and/or digital versatile disc—DVD) holder comprising horizontally rotary panel with a cycle of spacers on top of it, which form a round of slots for keeping disc cases upright. Rotation allows easy access to every disc case. Since the standing CD/DVD cases form a cycle, the outer edges of the cases remain separated so that the cover of the cases are visible which eases the identification of individual disc case.
A carousel type holder for compact disc (CD) and/or digital versatile disc (DVD) cases comprising:
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Multiple disc containers: for single disc boxes
Revolving cabinets or racks
Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets: cassette cabinets or the like
Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features: rotary display stands
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(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a storage device for compact disc (CD) and/or digital versatile disc (DVD) cases.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the CD/DVD storage device showing a CD case 4 is inserted between two spacers.
FIG. 2 is the top view of FIG. 1 without CD/DVD cases inserted.
FIG. 3 is the cross-section view at A-A position of FIG. 2.
Referring to FIG. 1, a CD/DVD case holder is shown which consists of a round panel 1, and multiple vertical spacers 2. FIG. 2 shows that the spacers are evenly placed around the circle, with narrowest space between each other larger than the thickness of standard CD/DVD case. The spacers 2 keep CD/DVD cases to stand upright. And since the standing discs form a cycle, to keep them evenly placed, there must be an angle between every two of them, and then the covers of the CD/DVD cases are visible.
The round panel 1 is then supported by a bearing means as shown in FIG. 3. The weight of the storage device is carried by a center pole 6, which is vertically attached to a base 7. The rotation of the round panel 1 is smoothed and guided by a ball bearing 5 fastened between the center pole 6 and the round panel 1. A center column 3 extruded from the round panel 1 serves as a housing for the center pole 6 and ball bearing 5, as well as a stop for CD/DVD cases to make them aligned to the edge of the round panel 1.