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US 6,267,234 B1Granted
Sleeve for holding digital video discs and graphics
AssigneeCase Logic, Inc.
InventorsJames Allen Bergh, Terrence Martin Drew
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Abstract
This invention relates to a flexible sleeve for holding two digital video discs and accompanying graphics and which is adapted for removable insertion into a binding device such as a 3-ring notebook. The two digital video disc pockets utilize a stop seal to elevate the digital video discs to a convenient position for grasping by a user, while allowing the longer graphics page to be inserted in a graphics pocket.
Claims24
A flexible sleeve adapted for holding two digital video discs having a diameter with a first length and associated graphics sheets having a second length substantially greater than the first length, comprising:
- a) a front sheet, a middle sheet and a substantially transparent back sheet, each of said sheets having an upper edge, a lower edge and two lateral edges interconnected along at least said lateral edges and said lower edge and substantially at a midpoint between said lateral edges, wherein two graphics pockets are defined between said substantially transparent back sheet and said middle sheet which are adapted for receiving the graphics sheets associated with the digital video discs, and two digital video disc pockets are formed between said front sheet and said middle sheet;
- b) a first flap and a second flap positioned proximate to an upper edge of said flexible sleeve which provides an opening to said two digital video disc pockets;
- c) a stop weld interconnecting said front sheet to said middle sheet on each of said digital video disc pocket at a distance from an uppermost portion of said flap which is between about 60% and 70% of a total length of said two digital video disc pockets, wherein the two digital video discs are prevented from falling to a bottom portion of said two digital video disc pockets;
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- d) a plurality of apertures extended through said flexible sleeve along said lower edge opposite said flaps which are adapted for removably interconnecting said flexible sleeve to the binding device.
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A flexible sleeve adapted for holding two digital video discs having a diameter with a first length and associated graphics sheets having a second length substantially longer than first length, comprising:
- a non-woven middle sheet sandwiched between a transparent back sheet and a front sheet, said front sheet, said middle sheet and said back sheet interconnected along at least a bottom edge, opposing lateral edges, and proximate to a midpoint between said opposing lateral edges;
- a first flap and a second flap positioned proximate to an upper edge of said front sheet which is created by a cut made in said front sheet proximate to said upper edge;
- a first pocket and a second pocket formed between said front sheet and said non-woven middle sheet and originating at said first flap and said second flap, respectively, and positioned proximate to an upper edge of said front sheet, said first and said second pockets operatively sized to receive a digital video disc;
- a first graphics pocket and a second graphics pocket formed between said transparent back sheet and said non-woven middle sheet, said first graphics pocket and said second graphics pocket having an opening proximate to an upper edge of said transparent back sheet and operatively sized to receive a graphics sheet which corresponds to the digital video disc;
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- a stop weld interconnecting said front sheet to said non-woven middle sheet about 70% from said upper edge of said front sheet on said first pocket and said second pocket and sized to support the digital video disc positioned in said first digital video disc pocket and said second digital video disc pocket, wherein an aperture of the digital video disc is exposed for gripping by a user of said flexible sleeve when said first flap or said second flap is opened to expose the digital video disc;
- a plurality of apertures positioned along said bottom edge of said flexible sleeve which are adapted to permit removable insertion of said flexible sleeve in a binding device.
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A sleeve adapted for holding a first DVD and a second DVD on a first side and a first graphics page and a second graphics page on a second side, comprising:
- a front sheet having an upper edge, a bottom edge, a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge;
- a transparent back sheet having an upper edge, a bottom edge, a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge;
- a middle sheet having an upper edge, a bottom edge, a left lateral edge and a right lateral edge, said middle sheet positioned between said front sheet and said back sheet and interconnected to said front sheet and said back sheet along at least said bottom edge, said right lateral edge, said left lateral edge and approximately at a midpoint between said right lateral edge and said left lateral edge, wherein a first DVD pocket and a second DVD pocket are formed on a front side of said sleeve and a first graphics pocket and a second graphics pocket are formed on a back side of said sleeve;
- a first flap formed by a cut proximate to said upper edge of said front sheet;
- a second flap formed by a cut proximate to said upper edge of said front sheet;
- a first stop seal interconnecting at least said front sheet and said middle sheet at a position between about 60% to 70% from an opening of said first DVD pocket to elevate the first DVD and prevent the first DVD from falling into a lower portion of said first DVD pocket;
- a second stop seal interconnecting at least said front sheet and said middle sheet at a position between 60% to 70% from an opening of said second DVD pocket to elevate the second DVD and prevent the second DVD from falling into a lower portion of said second DVD pocket;
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- a plurality of apertures positioned along said bottom edge of said sleeve which are adapted to securely hold said sleeve in a binding device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.