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US 5,232,089 AGranted
Apparatus for storing compact disk containers
OwnerYoung S. Kiminventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for storing a plurality of compact disk containers. The apparatus includes a storage array divided into a plurality of compartments each formed to receive one compact disk container. The storage array is configured to hold the containers in a common plane defined by the container base. The apparatus also includes a retention device for securing one compact disk container within each compartment.
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An apparatus for storing a plurality of compact disk containers of the type having a cover, a base for supporting a compact disk and a hinged end connecting the cover to the base, a distal end opposite the hinged end, the cover being pivotable about the hinged end between a closed position and an open position, said apparatus comprising:
- a storage array divided into a plurality of compartments each being defined by a peripheral partition wall having opposed first and second wall portions and opposed third and fourth wall portions extending between said first and second wall portions, said wall portions each having a lower edge, an upper edge spaced from said lower edge and an inner surface facing into the compartment, said compartments being further defined by a rear panel portion extending inwardly from said lower edge of at least one of said wall portions, said compartment being formed for receiving one of the containers with the base positioned proximate said rear panel portion, said array being configured and said compartments being arranged for holding the containers in a common plane defined by the base of the containers;
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- retention means for securing one of the containers within each of said compartments, said retention means including a protruding ridge extending inwardly from the first wall portion proximate said upper edge thereof, said protruding ridge having an underside spaced from said rear panel portion by a sufficient distance for receipt of the hinged end of the container below said protruding ridge when the container is inserted into one of said compartments, said inner surface of at least one of the remainder of said wall portions being formed to engage an edge of the container when the container is inserted into one of said compartments, said protruding ridge and said inner surface cooperating to retain the container within said array.
An apparatus for storing a plurality of compact disk containers of the type having a cover, a base for supporting a compact disk and a hinged end connecting the cover to the base, a distal end opposite the hinged end, the cover being pivotable about the hinged end between a closed position and an open position, said apparatus comprising:
- a storage array divided into a plurality of compartments defined by a peripheral partition wall having a first wall portion and an opposed second wall portion, a third wall portion extending between said first wall portion and said second wall portion and a fourth wall portion opposite said third wall portion, the wall portions each having an upper edge spaced from said lower edge, said compartments being further defined by a rear panel portion extending inwardly from said lower edge of at least one of said wall portions, each of said compartments being configured for receiving one of the containers therein with the base of the container positioned proximate said rear panel portion, said array being configured and said compartments being arranged for storing the containers in a common plane defined by the base of the containers;
- retention means formed in said partition wall for securing the containers within one of said compartments with the cover being freely pivotable between the open position and the closed position when storing the container in said array, said retention means including a protruding ridge extending inwardly from said first wall portion adjacent said upper edge thereof, said protruding ridge having an underside, said first wall portion and said underside of said protruding ridge partially defining a recess formed to receive the hinged end of the container when the container is placed within one of said compartments, said inner surface of at least one of the remainder of said wall portions being formed for engaging an edge of the container when the container is inserted into one of said compartments, said protruding ridge and said inner surface interacting to retain the container within one of said compartments with the hinged end of the container held below said protruding ridge when storing the container in said array;
- cover release means formed in at least one of said wall portions for facilitating release of the cover to pivot the cover from the closed position to the open position;
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- disk removal means formed in at least one of said wall portions for facilitating the removal of the disk from the container when storing the container in said array.
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An apparatus for storing a plurality of compact disk containers of the type having a cover, a base for supporting a compact disk and a hinged end connecting the cover to the base, a distal end opposite the hinged end, the cover being pivotable about the hinged end between a closed position and an open position, said apparatus comprising:
- a storage array divided into a plurality of compartments each defined by a peripheral partition wall having opposed first and second wall portions and opposed third and fourth wall portions extending transversely between said first and second wall portions, said wall portions each having a lower edge and an upper edge spaced from said lower edge, the second wall portion having an inner surface facing the first wall portion, said compartments being further defined by a rear panel portion extending inwardly from said lower edge of at least one of said wall portions, said compartments each being configured for receiving one of the containers for storage therein with the base of the container positioned proximate said rear panel portion, said array being configured and said compartments being arranged for storing the containers in a common plane defined by the base of the containers;
- a protruding ridge formed on said first wall portion and at least one projection formed on said second wall portion, said protruding ridge extending inwardly from said first wall portion proximate said upper edge thereof, said protruding ridge having an underside spaced from said rear panel portion by a sufficient distance for receipt of the hinged end of the container below said protruding ridge when the container is inserted into one of said compartments, said at least one projection protruding from said inner surface of said second wall portion and extending inwardly by a sufficient distance to engage the distal end of the container when the container is inserted into one of said compartments, said protruding ridge and said at least one projection interacting to retain the container within one of said compartments with the hinged end positioned below said protruding ridge when storing the container in said array;
- at least one cover release indentation formed in at least one of said third and fourth wall portions, said at lest one cover release indentation positioned for facilitating release of the cover to pivot the cover from the closed position to the open position;
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- at least one disk removal indentation formed in at least one of said third and fourth wall portions, said at least one disk removal indentation positioned for facilitating the removal of the disk from the container when storing the container in said array.
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