Storage container for a recording medium with a pivotally mounted tongue

A storage container for a recording medium, such as a compact disc or the like, comprising:

• (a) a base;
• (b) a recording medium holder including means for holding the recording medium thereon and being pivotally attached at a first end thereof to a first end of the base such that a second, free end thereof is adapted for movement between a first position and a second position;
• wherein the means for holding includes a clamp adapted for releasable engagement with an aperture formed in the recording medium, and
• wherein the holder includes a tongue pivotally mounted adjacent the second end thereof, the tongue having a raised portion adjacent the pivoted end which forms part of the clamp,
• (c) a cover pivotally attached at a first end thereof to the first end of the base;
• and
• (d) means for actuating movement of the holder relative to the base,
• whereby, when the cover is pivoted relative to the base, the actuating means causes the holder to move from the first position to the second position and to present the recording medium for use away from the base, and
• whereby, when the holder is in the first position, the raised portion is in engagement with the recording medium aperture to lock the recording medium thereon and, when the holder is moved to the second position, the tongue pivots away from the holder to move the raised portion out of locking engagement with the recording medium aperture.

A method of manufacturing a storage container for a compact disc, comprising:

• (a) forming a base;
• (b) forming and pivotally attaching a recording medium holder at a first end thereof to a first end of the base and having a second end free for movement relative to the base between a first position and a second position, and including means for holding the compact disc at a center hole thereof;
• wherein the means for holding is formed to include a pivotally mounted tongue having a portion which partially receives the opening in the compact disc,
• (c) forming and pivotally attaching a cover, which is movable relative to the base and holder, at a first end thereof to the first end of the base;
• and
• (d) forming means for actuating movement of the holder relative to the base,
• whereby, when the cover is pivoted relative to the base, the actuating means causes the holder to move from the first position to the second position and to present the recording medium for use away from the base and to cause the tongue to pivot so that the portion thereof no longer partially receives the center hole of the compact disc.