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US 5,842,575 AGranted
Disk package for rotating memory disks
AssigneeEmpak, Inc.
InventorsLarry G. Dressen, Lynn R. Zupan
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Abstract
A package for storing and shipping memory disks is disclosed. The package includes a base and cover designed to enclose and seal a plurality of disks held in a cassette. The base and cover include reinforcing gussets and members for securely retaining the cassette and disks so that the disks do not tilt, rattle or otherwise move during transport.
Claims21
A storage and transport package for enclosing a plurality of disks of a predetermined diameter, each with a peripheral edge, contained in a cassette, said package comprising:
- (a) a base including a closed bottom, an open top, a continuous side wall projecting from the closed bottom to the open top, said closed bottom including a center section surrounded by a channel for receiving and retaining a bottom portion of a cassette, said side wall including two pair of opposing sections, an outwardly projecting rim near the top of said side wall, four corner gussets, and at least one additional gusset on each section of at least one pair of opposing sections;
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- (b) a cover including a closed top, an open bottom, a continuous side wall projecting from the closed top to the open bottom, said closed top including a center section surrounded by a channel for receiving and retaining a top portion of a cassette, said continuous side wall of said cover having a plurality of outwardly projecting gussets, an outward projecting ledge, a surface projecting downwardly from said ledge, and means for latching said cover to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.