Package for Multiple Media Discs
OwnerJohn A. Gelardiinventor
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Abstract
A media disc package includes a plurality of disc holding trays arranged in a stack, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom. A binding clip includes a plurality of segments that are connected to each other by flexible links, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage. Adjacent trays in the stack are hinged together by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in the binding clip.
Claims11
A package for holding a plurality of media discs, comprising:
- a plurality of disc holding trays arranged in a stack, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom;
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- a binding clip including a plurality of segments that are connected to each other by flexible links, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage,
- adjacent trays in the stack being hinged together by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in the binding clip.
A method for packaging a plurality of media discs, comprising:
- providing a plurality of disc holding trays, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom;
- arranging the plurality of trays into a stack;
- providing at least one binding clip including a plurality of segments, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage,
- hinging adjacent trays in the stack to each other by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in a binding clip.
A media disc tray package, comprising:
- a stack of media disc trays;
- an upper panel;
- a spine panel hinged to the top panel by a first spine score;
- a bottom spine extension panel, hinged to the spine panel by a second spine score;
- a bottom panel, hinged to the bottom spine extension portion by a spine extension score,
- the bottom panel being attached to a bottom surface of the stack of media trays,
- the panels wrapping around the stack of trays when the stack of trays is in a closed position, with the upper panel positioned on an upper surface of the stack of trays, the spine panel positioned on a side of the stack of trays, and the bottom spine extension panel and bottom panel being positioned on a bottom surface of the stack of trays,
- whereby when the package is opened, the bottom spine extension panel and spine panel pull away from the stack of trays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.