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US 5,842,563 AGranted
Storage container for information-bearing disc devices
AssigneeLaserfile International, Inc.
InventorsArthur G. F. Herr, Robert W. Johnson, Toby S. Welles
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Abstract
A storage container comprising an outer shell and an insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs and accompanying printed matter. The insertable drawer member includes features to store the discs by contacting non-information bearing surfaces thereof as well as means for selectively retrieving the printed matter together with the disc from the outer shell. The drawer includes a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together. The bottom segment has outwardly extending flexible side walls with respect to the bottom segment.
Claims25
A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open,
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said bottom segment including outwardly extending, flexible side walls with respect to said bottom segment, said flexible side walls being adapted to engage the inner surfaces of the side panels of said shell;
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- a printed material inserted in the shell, wherein the top and bottom segments of the drawer each include seating surfaces for retaining the disc, and wherein the areas adjacent the seating surfaces are bevelled to facilitate movement of the drawer relative to the printed material.
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A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open, and
- a drawer slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said drawer including disc retention means for holding a disc, said disc retention means comprising a recessed portion having a transverse disc seating surface, at least two flanges extending inwardly from said seating surface to form disc capturing grooves between the flanges and the recessed portion, and points at the ends of the flanges for applying pressure to the edge of the disc.
A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open, the upper end of each side panel including an inwardly projecting member having a bevelled leading edge to facilitate entry of at least one of a booklet, an advertising insert, or a drawer into the shell, and
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together.
A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open;
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said bottom segment including outwardly extending, flexible side walls with respect to said bottom segment, said flexible side walls being adapted to engage the inner surfaces of the side panels of said shell;
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- wherein each of said flexible side walls having a leading edge facing said bottom member, said leading edge being bevelled to help guide the drawer into the shell, the side walls being approximately the same height as the side panels of the shell.
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A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open;
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said bottom segment including outwardly extending, flexible side walls with respect to said bottom segment, said flexible side walls being adapted to engage the inner surfaces of the side panels of said shell;
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- further including disc retention means, said disc retention means comprising a recessed portion having a transverse surface and at least two flanges extending inwardly from said transverse surface to form disc capturing grooves between the flanges and the recessed portion, and points at the ends of the flanges for holding the disc.
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A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open;
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said bottom segment including outwardly extending, flexible side walls with respect to said bottom segment, said flexible side walls being adapted to engage the inner surfaces of the side panels of said shell;
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- wherein the upper end of each side panel includes an inwardly projecting member having a bevelled leading edge to facilitate entry of at least one of a booklet and the drawer into the shell.
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A storage container for a disc containing recorded data, comprising:
- a shell having a rear panel, two side panels, a bottom member and a closure, the upper end of said shell being open;
- a drawer for holding a disc, said drawer being slidably receivable in the upper end of said shell, said drawer having a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together, said bottom segment including outwardly extending, flexible side walls with respect to said bottom segment, said flexible side walls being adapted to engage the inner surfaces of the side panels of said shell;
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- including a booklet retention nub on the undersurface of said closure at its upper end, said nub having a leading edge facing said upper end, said leading edge being bevelled to facilitate introduction of a booklet into the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.