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US 5,474,170 AGranted
CD holder and display array
AssigneeTeam Vision, Inc.
InventorKenneth D. Erickson
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Abstract
Apparatus for holding a disc cartridge. The holding apparatus may be assembled with a plurality of other holding apparatus to form an array for use in a disc display. Discs may be removed from a disc cartridge without removing the cartridge from the array.
Claims7
A plurality of apparatus, each apparatus for holding a compact disc cartridge, each holding apparatus being capable of mating with a plurality of other compact disc cartridge holding apparatus to form an array for use in a compact disc display, each holding apparatus including:
- a. a housing;
- b. a recess located within the housing for receiving an individual compact disc cartridge;
- c. means integral with the housing for releasably retaining the compact disc cartridge within the housing;
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- d. means integral with the housing for mating the compact disc cartridge holding apparatus with at least one other compact disc cartridge holding apparatus, wherein the mated holders can be oriented with respect to one another at a wide range of angles, wherein the mating means includes dowels and snaps, the dowels being located on opposite edges of the housing from the snaps, the dowels being formed to cooperate with the snaps for mating more than one holding apparatus together, and wherein the dowels of one holding apparatus cooperate with the snaps of another holding apparatus, the plurality of mated holding apparatus forming an array of holders, wherein each holding apparatus is rectangular shaped, and includes two dowels and two sets of snaps, the dowels and snaps being located on opposite edges of the holding apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.