Compact disc carrying case

A disc carrying case for carrying a disc having an outer edge and a mounting hole located interiorly from the edged, said case comprising:

• a housing presenting a disc chamber configured to receive a disc therein, with an elongated chamber access slot being defined in the housing such that the disc moves edgewise through the slot as the disc is transferred to and from the chamber;
• a disc catch located within the chamber and configured to be removably inserted within the mounting hole to prevent relative edgewise movement of the disc;
• a disc ejector located at least partly within the disc chamber and configured to engage the disc and provide a yieldable ejection bias against the disc that is sufficient to eject the disc from the chamber;
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• an actuatable release that prevents the ejector from causing the disc to be ejected from the chamber until the release has been actuated,
• said housing including a pair of opposed tracks that are generally aligned with the slot, each of said tracks being configured to slidably receive at least the outer edge of the disc therein so that the disc is at least in part supported within the housing by the tracks,
• said ejector including a pair of guide bars slidably received within the tracks.

A disc carrying case for storing a disc having an outer edge and a mounting hole located interiorly from the edge, said case comprising:

• a housing presenting a disc chamber configured to receive a disc therein, with a chamber access opening being defined in the housing such that the disc moves through the opening as the disc is transferred to and from the chamber;
• a disk release pivotally connected to the housing, said disk release having a first end and a second end,
• said first end having a disc catch shiftably supported within the chamber and operable to shift into and out of the mounting hole,
• said second end having a depressible button to cause, when depressed, shifting of the catch in a direction corresponding to removal of the catch from the mounting hole;
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• a disc ejector located at least partly within the chamber and configured to provide a yieldable ejection bias against the disc when the catch is inserted into the mounting hole, with the ejection bias being sufficient to urge the disc out of the opening when the catch is removed from the mounting hole of the disc.

A disc carrying case for storing a disc having an outer edge and a mounting hole located interiorly from the edge, said case comprising:

• a housing presenting a disc chamber configured to receive a disc therein, with a chamber access opening being defined in the housing such that the disc moves through the opening as the disc is transferred to and from the chamber,
• said housing including a pair of opposed tracks that are generally aligned with the opening, each of said tracks being configured to slidably receive at least the outer edge of the disc therein so that the disc is at least in part supported within the housing by the tracks;
• a disc catch shiftably supported within the chamber and operable to shift into and out of the mounting hole,
• said catch including a disc engagement face that is at least partly oblique in orientation with respect to the tracks, whereby the disc shifts the catch in a direction opposite the direction corresponding to insertion of the catch into the mounting hole when the disc is slid along the tracks into the chamber,
• said catch preventing edgewise movement of the disc relative to the housing when the catch is inserted into the mounting hole;
• a disc ejector located at least partly within the chamber and configured to provide a yieldable ejection bias against the disc when the catch is inserted into the mounting hole, with the ejection bias being sufficient to urge the disc out of the opening when the catch is removed from the mounting hole of the disc;
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• an actuatable release operably coupled to the catch to cause, when actuated, shifting of the catch in a direction corresponding to removal of the catch from the mounting hole.