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US 4,463,850 AGranted
Video disc caddy
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorIstvan Gorog
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Abstract
The video disc caddy comprises a relatively compliant, record retaining spine subject to removable reception in an outer sleeve. The outside lateral dimension of the spine is made larger than the corresponding dimension of the sleeve so that when the record/spine assembly is inserted into the sleeve, the spine gently squeezes the record to hold it in place upon insertion.
Claims5
A disc record package comprising an outer sleeve having an edge opening in communication with a record enclosing cavity, and an inner record retaining spine having a closure portion and a relatively compliant annular portion;
- said spine being subject to insertion into said record enclosing cavity through said edge opening;
- said annular portion defining an opening in which a record is received to form a record/spine assembly;
- said opening in said annular portion being normally larger than said record to allow it to pass freely therethrough;
- said package including means for releasably securing said spine to said sleeve;
- wherein the improvement comprises making the difference between the outside dimension of said annular portion and the inside dimension of said record enclosing cavity greater than the corresponding difference between the inner walls of said annular portion defining said opening therein and the outer periphery of said record to produce an interference between said spine and said record as said record/spine assembly is inserted into said sleeve, so that said record is held in place during insertion.
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