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AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsMarc Delaere, Rajnish Batlaw
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Novel optical disc storage units comprising transparent polypropylene are provided. Such storage units exhibit sufficient impact resistance to protect the target disc and sufficient clarity that any informational literature may be placed entirely within the storage unit and easily viewed and read through the walls thereof without impediment. Furthermore, the target storage unit must also include a spine section of sufficient width to permit a section of the informational literature to be placed internally thereon and viewed and easily read (such as, for example, the title and accompanying language describing the target disc placed therein) substantially without impediment as well. Additionally, provided therein are novel insert trays that simultaneously permit proper placement of such internally placed informational literature against the internal portion of the aforementioned walls, and particularly the spine portion, as well as provide antitheft properties. Such insert trays are designed to encompass any discs placed therein to the extent that such discs cannot exit such trays when the container is in closed position without breaking the disc itself. Specific novel storage units, in addition to these necessarily transparent walls and spine portions, are also possible to maximize the benefits of the transparent properties thereof.
A polypropylene-containing optical disc storage unit having a first side comprising a wall and a second side comprising a wall, said sides being separated by at least one living hinge and at least one spine portion, which further includes at least one peripheral edge, and includes at least one means for holding said optical disc, said at least one optical disc holding means being either permanently or temporarily attached to said at least one peripheral edge via a hinge, wherein said optical disc may be maneuvered outside of said storage unit while simultaneously being held within said at least one holding means which in turn remains attached to said at least one peripheral edge of said storage unit, wherein said at least one holding means is further configured in such a manner as to be of sufficient size and shape such that when the storage unit is in its closed position, any disc present within said at least one holding means cannot be removed from the storage unit without first either breaking the storage unit or breaking the disc itself.
A transparent polypropylene-containing optical disc storage unit having a first side comprising an outer wall and an inner wall and a second side comprising an outer wall and an inner wall, said sides being separated by at least one living hinge and at least one spine portion, which further includes at least one peripheral edge, and includes at least one means for holding said optical disc, said at least one optical disc holding means being either permanently or temporarily attached to said at least one peripheral edge via a hinge, wherein said optical disc may be maneuvered outside of said storage unit while simultaneously being held within said at least one holding means which in turn remains attached to said at least one peripheral edge of said storage unit, wherein said spine portion is substantially free from any refractive impediments, wherein when said storage unit is in its closed position and including informational literature therein, said informational literature can be viewed and read through said walls and said spine portion of said storage unit, wherein said at least one holding means is configured in such a manner as to forcibly press said informational literature against each of said inner wall of said first side of said storage unit, said inner wall of said second side of said storage unit, and said spine portion of said storage unit when said storage unit with said at least one holding means present therein, is in its closed position.
A transparent polypropylene-containing storage unit having a first side comprising an outer wall and an inner wall and a second side comprising an outer wall and an inner wall, said sides being separated by at least one living hinge and at least one spine portion having a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge, wherein said spine portion comprises a top end which extends from said top peripheral edge of said spine portion downward a distance equal to at most 5% of the height of the entire spine portion to either a defined or imaginary line parallel to said top peripheral edge, wherein said spine portion comprises a bottom end which extends from the bottom peripheral edge of said spine portion upward a distance equal to at most 5% of the height of the entire spine portion to either a defined or imaginary line parallel to said bottom peripheral edge, with the remainder of said spine portion constituting a middle area, wherein said middle area is free from any refractive impediments, wherein when said storage unit is in its closed position and including informational literature therein, said informational literature can be viewed and read through said walls and said middle area of said spine portion of said storage unit, wherein said storage unit further includes at least one peripheral edge and at least one disc holding means, said at least one optical disc holding means being either permanently or temporarily attached to said at least one peripheral edge via a binge, wherein said optical disc may be maneuvered outside of said storage unit while simultaneously being held within said holding means which in turn remains attached to said at least one peripheral edge of said storage unit, wherein said at least one holding means is configured in such a manner as to forcibly press said informational literature against each of said inner wall of said first side of said storage unit, said inner wall of said second side of said storage unit, and said spine portion of said storage unit when said storage unit with said at least one holding means present therein, is in its closed position.
An optical disc storage unit including a holding means for placement of at least one disc therein, wherein said at least one holding means is configured in such a manner as to be of sufficient size and shape such that when the storage unit is in its closed position, any disc present within said at least one holding means cannot be removed from the storage unit without first either breaking the storage unit or breaking the disc itself.
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