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US 5,495,940 AGranted
Storage container for mini-disk cartridges
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorYoshihiko Taniyama
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Abstract
A storage container for mini-disk cartridge is described which includes a base tray, a cover and a disk tray. The base tray includes an inside bottom surface, a pair of side walls protruding upwardly from the bottom surface, a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface, and is pivotally connected to the cover. The disk tray for receiving the mini-disk cartridge may have an open window or may have a floor, and rests within the base tray. The container can also be used without the disk tray by including extensions protruding upwardly from the bottom surface of the base tray to substantially surround the mini-disk cartridge.
Claims33
An enclosure adapted to hold a substantially rectangular object having corners, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including:
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including:
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray insertable into said base tray for receiving the object, said receiving tray including:
- a pair of side walls, each having an inside portion,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls and having an inside portion,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side wall and having an inside portion,
- a floor having an inner top surface integrally formed with a bottom portion of said receiving tray,
- said inside portions of said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall collectively forming an opening having a center and having a plurality of first corners, said opening corresponding to the shape of the object,
- wherein each of at least two of said first corners of said opening having a respective second corner set off from said first corner in the direction of said center, said second corner being adapted to substantially surround the corresponding corners of the object when the object is inserted into said opening, thus securely holding the object, and wherein a step is integrally formed above said inner top surface in each of said second corners for supporting said object;
- and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray when said receiving tray is inserted into said base tray.
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An enclosure adapted to hold a substantially rectangular object, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including:
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including:
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray insertable into said base tray for receiving the object, said receiving tray including:
- a pair of side walls, each having an inside portion,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls and having an inside portion,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side wall and having an inside portion,
- said inside portions of said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall collectively forming an opening corresponding to the shape of the object and further forming a window, and
- each of said inside portions being flexible for surrounding and securely holding the object when the object is inserted into said opening;
- and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray when said receiving tray is inserted into said base tray.
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An enclosure adapted to hold a substantially rectangular object having corners, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including:
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including:
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray insertable into said base tray for receiving the object, said receiving tray including:
- a pair of side walls, each having an inside portion,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls and having an inside portion,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side wall and having an inside portion,
- said inside portions of said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall collectively forming an opening having corners and corresponding to the shape of the object, and
- at least two of said corners of said opening being adapted to substantially surround the corresponding corners of the object when the object is inserted into said opening, thus securely holding the object,
- a floor having an inner top surface integrally formed with a bottom portion of said receiving tray, and having a disk mounting hub integrally formed with said top surface of said floor of said receiving tray for insertion into a hole located in said object, thereby contacting said hub with a surface surrounding the hole, for further securely holding said object when said object is inserted into said opening of said receiving tray, and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray when said receiving tray is inserted into said base tray.
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An enclosure adapted to hold an object, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including,
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including,
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for hingedly connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray for receiving the object including,
- a pair of side walls,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side walls,
- said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall forming an opening corresponding to the shape of the object,
- a floor having corners and having an inner top surface, said floor integrally formed in a bottom portion of said receiving tray, and
- wherein a step is integrally formed in at least two of said corners of said inner top surface of said floor and a ramp is positioned between said step and the midpoint of said floor of said receiving tray;
- and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray.
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An enclosure adapted to hold a substantially rectangular object, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including:
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including:
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray insertable into said base tray for receiving the object, said receiving tray including:
- a pair of side walls, each having an inside portion,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls and having an inside portion,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side wall and having an inside portion, and
- said inside portions of said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall collectively forming an opening having corners and corresponding to the shape of the object,
- at least one of said inside portions having a flexible segment adapted to securely hold the object when the object is inserted into said opening,
- a floor having an inner top surface integrally formed in a bottom portion of said receiving tray, and
- wherein a step is integrally formed above said top surface in at least two of said corners of said opening;
- and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray when said receiving tray is inserted into said base tray.
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An enclosure adapted to hold a substantially rectangular object having corners, said enclosure comprising:
- a base tray including:
- an inside bottom surface,
- a pair of side walls extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface,
- a rear wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface, and
- a front wall extending upwardly from said inside bottom surface;
- a cover including:
- an inside top surface, and
- a pair of side walls protruding downwardly from said inside top surface;
- hinge means for pivotally connecting said base tray to said cover;
- a receiving tray insertable into said base tray for receiving the object, said receiving tray including:
- a pair of side walls, each having an inside portion,
- a front wall formed to a front edge of said side walls and having an inside portion,
- a rear wall formed to a rear edge of said side wall and having an inside portion,
- said inside portions of said side walls, said front wall, and said rear wall collectively forming an opening corresponding to the shape of the object,
- at least one of said inside portions having at least one rigid segment with a bottom edge,
- a floor having an inside top surface formed to at least one of said bottom edges, said top surface located beneath said opening, and
- at least one of said inside portions having a flexible segment adapted to securely hold the object when the object is inserted into said opening;
- and
- connecting means for connecting said receiving tray to said base tray when said receiving tray is inserted into said base tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.