Compact CD case

A carrying case for storing and transporting a plurality of relatively flat, thin items such as compact discs or the like, said carrying case comprising:

• an outer shell defining an enclosed compartment for housing a plurality of said items;
• said outer shell having a top shell member and a bottom shell member of complementary configuration to said top shell member;
• a pair of coaxially aligned, spaced apart annular members projecting from each of said top and bottom shell members, said pairs of annular members being coaxially alignable for defining a hinge axis therethrough about which said top and bottom shell members may be hingedly coupled for movement between an open condition and a closed condition for respectively accessing and closing said compartment;
• an elongate hinge pin;
• a plurality of similar, generally flat tray members configured for fitting within said compartment, each of said tray members having a pair of coaxially aligned, spaced apart hinge knuckles, the pair of hinge knuckles of each of said trays being located for positioning in coaxial alignment with the annular members of said top and bottom shell members and also with the hinge knuckles of each of the other trays for receiving said hinge pin therethrough, thereby aligning the tray members between said top and bottom shells in a facewise stacked condition when said top and bottom shell members are in said closed condition, and permitting individual hinged access to said trays when said top and bottom shell members are in said open condition.