Organizer for compact disc albums and the like

An organizer for compact disc albums--which albums are generally rigid and rectangular, with uniform length, width and thickness, and, each of which has a lower lengthwise edge and a widthwise title edge--which organizer comprises

• a bottom which defines opposed portions and lengthwise and transverse axes of the container;
• a lower exterior perimetral portion connected with and extending upwardly from the bottom, and
• interior slot means connected with the bottom, having a height not more than the height of the lower exterior perimetral portion, and which define a pluality of slots whereof each slot defines
• a dimension transverse to the lengthwise axis greater than the width of the album but less than the length of an album, and
• a dimension parallel to the lengthwise axis greater than the thickness of an album;
• first and second ledges extending from the lower exterior perimetral portion on opposed portions of the container, and
• an upper retaining portion connected with each ledge;
• so that when such an album is inserted with its title edge upward into one of the slots, it is supported and carried on the bottom, and when an album is placed in the container with its lower lengthwise edge parallel to the transverse axis of the container, it is retained from lateral displacement by the upper perimetral retaining portion and supported at each of its lower corners by one of the ledges.

A carrier for a first type of thin rigid envelopes--which are generally rectangular and have substantially the same shape in terms of their respective lengths, widths and thicknesses--and for a second type of thin rigid envelopes--which are generally rectangular and have length not greater than the width of an envelope of the first type--comprising

• a rectangular bottom which defines opposed portions and longitudinal and transverse axes of the container;
• erect sub-divider portions connected with the bottom which define a plurality of pairs of opposed grooves whereof each such pair define
• a dimension parallel to the transverse axis greater than the width but less than the length of an envelope of the first type, and
• a dimension parallel to the longitudinal axis greater than the thickness of an envelope of the second type;
• and,
• an exterior wall extending upwardly from the bottom;
• and
• first and second coplanar ledges extending inwardly from opposed portions of the wall which ledges are spaced downwardly from the top of the wall and have a height above the bottom at not less than the height of a sub-divider portion;
• so when an envelope of the second type is inserted between opposed grooves on the lower level, it is supported by the sub-divider portions and the bottom, and when an envelope of the first type is placed in the container with its lower lengthwise edge transverse to the longitudinal axis, it is retained from lateral displacement by the wall and supported at each of its lower corners by one of the ledges.