Protective holders for disks

A device for containing a plurality of disks, comprising in combination:

• a plurality of disks;
• a first flexible plastic panel;
• at least one second flexible plastic panel;
• and
• securing means securing each said at least one second panel to said first panel in superposed relation with an edge of said at least one second panel providing a first opening between said first panel and said at least one second panel for receiving said disks, said securing means including at least one arcuate seam sealing said at least one second panel to said first panel, said at least one seam describing a circular arc for containing at least one-half but not the entirety of a one of said disks between said first panel and said at least one second panel within said arc of said seam, said arc of said seam exceeding 180.degree. and terminating at a second opening between said first panel and said one second panel of sufficient width for permitting passage therethrough and into said arc of at least one-half of said one of said disks when said one of said disks is received by said first opening for containing the entirety of said one of said disks between said superposed panels, the width of said second opening and the inside diameter of said arcuate seam being related to the diameter and the thickness of said one of said disks such that said one of said disks resists withdrawal from within said arc of said seam through said second opening when at least one-half of said one of said disks is contained within said arc.

In an album leaf for containing a plurality of disks, the combination comprising:

• a plurality of disks;
• a first flexible plastic panel;
• a second flexible plastic panel superposed on said first panel with an edge of said second panel providing a first opening between said superposed panels for receiving ones of said disks;
• and
• a plurality of arcuate seams sealing said superposed first and second panels together, each seam of said plurality describing a circular arc for containing at least one-half but not the entirety of a one of said disks between said superposed panels within said arc of said seam, said arc of said seam exceeding 180.degree. and terminating at a second opening between said superposed panels having a width for permitting passage therethrough of at least one-half of said one of said disks when said one of said disks is received by said first opening for containing the entirety of said one of said disks between said superposed panels, the width of said second opening and the inside diameter of said arcuate seam being related to the diameter and thickness of said one of said disk such that said one of said disks resists withdrawal from within said arc of said seam through said second opening when at least one-half of said one of said disks is contained within said arc.

An album leaf for containing a plurality of disks, comprising in combination:

• a plurality of disks;
• a first substantially rectangular flexible plastic panel;
• a plurality of second substantially rectangular flexible plastic panels;
• and
• securing means securing said second panels respectively to said first panel in superposed relation with an edge of each said second panel providing a first opening between said first panel and each said second panel for receiving said disks, said securing means including a plurality of arcuate seams sealing said second panels to said first panel in said superposed relation, each said arcuate seam describing a circular arc for containing at least one-half but not the the entirety of a one of said disks between said first and a one of said superposed second panels within said arc of said seam, said arc of said seam exceeding 180.degree. and terminating at a second opening between said first panel and said one superposed second panel, said second opening having a width for permitting passage therethrough and into said arc of at least one-half of said one of said disks when said one of said disks is received by said first opening between said first panel and said one superposed second panel for containing the entirety of said disks between said first panel and said one of said superposed second panel, the width of said second opening and the inside diameter of said arcuate seam being related to the diameter and thickness of said one of said disks such that said one of said disks resists withdrawal from within said arc of said seam through said second opening when at least one-half of said one of said disks is contained within said arc.