Compact disc case
OwnerDale C. Kramerinventor
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Abstract
A storage device for compact disc trays, each of the trays having a front surface and a rear surface and a pair of side ledges extending substantially from the rear surface to the front surface and terminating in respective notches adjacent to the front surface. The storage device comprises a plurality of housing elements, each of the housing elements includes a rear wall and two side walls defining a rectangular space for receiving one of the compact disc trays. A spring is disposed adjacent the rear wall for applying a compressive force to the rear surface of the compact disc tray for urging the tray out of the space. A latch projects from one of the two side walls for releasably engaging one of the notches on the tray, thereby retaining the tray in the housing element against the compressive spring force.
Claims19
A storage device for rectangular trays and associated printed material, each of said rectangular trays having a front surface and a rear surface and a pair of side ledges extending substantially from said rear surface to said front surface and terminating in respective notches adjacent said front surface, said storage device comprising a plurality of interconnected housing elements, each of said housing elements including a rear wall and two side walls defining a rectangular space for receiving one of said rectangular trays, biasing means adjacent said rear wall for applying a compressive force to said rear surface for urging said tray out of said space, latch means extending from at least one of said two side walls for releasably engaging one of said notches, thereby retaining said tray in said space against said compressive force, and exactly two pairs of flanges, a first one of said two pairs of flanges extending from respective ones of said two side walls for supporting and guiding said pair of side edges into and out of said space, whereby said trays may be opened and closed relative to said housing elements for providing access thereto, and a second one of said two pairs of flanges extending from respective ones of said two side walls parallel to said first pair of flanges for receiving a sheet of said printed material.
A housing element for storing a compact disc carrying tray and associated sheet of printed material, said tray having a front surface and a rear surface and a pair of side ledges extending substantially from said rear surface to said front surface and terminating in respective notches adjacent said front surface, said housing element comprising a rear wall and two side walls defining a rectangular space for receiving said compact disc tray, biasing means adjacent said rear wall for applying a compressive force to said rear surface for urging said tray out of said space, latch means extending from at least one of said two side walls for releasably engaging one of said notches, thereby retaining said tray in said space against said compressive force, and exactly two pairs of flanges, a first one of said two pairs of flanges extending from respective ones of said two side walls for supporting and guiding said pair of side edges into and out of said space, whereby said tray may be opened and closed relative to said housing element for providing access to a compact disc carried thereby, and a second one of said two pairs of flanges extending from respective ones of said two side walls parallel to said first pair of flanges for receiving said sheet of printed material.
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