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US 4,463,849 AGranted
Video disc caddy
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorsJohn J. Prusak, Bhupendra P. Patel
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Abstract
The video disc caddy comprises a record retaining spine removably received inside an outer protective cover. The spine has an opening for receiving a disc record. Each side of the spine is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed, substantially semicircular wiping pads around the record receiving opening therein.
Claims4
In a disc record package including a record retaining spine removably housed in an outer sleeve;
- said record retaining spine having a leading closure portion and a trailing annular portion;
- said trailing annular portion having an opening in which a record is received to form a record/spine assembly;
- the interior surfaces of said outer sleeve defining an edge opening in communication with a record enclosing cavity in which record/spine assembly is received;
- said record/spine assembly being subject to insertion into said sleeve, and removal therefrom, through said edge opening;
- wherein the improvement comprises providing each side of the spine with wiping pads around said record receiving opening in said trailing annular portion for pushing the debris on said interior surfaces of said sleeve out of the way of said record during said insertion and removal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.