Compact disk storage device
OwnerWayne T. Carstenseninventor
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Abstract
A system for storing a set of disks, each disk having a first major surface and a second major surface opposed to the first major surface and defining a uniform central aperture. The system comprises a set of spacers, any one of which is adapted to cooperatively engage any of the others. A first one of the spacers is placed on the first major disk surface in a first position and orientation and a second one of the spacers engages with the first spacer by being placed on the second major disk surface in a position and orientation coincident with the first position and orientation except for being spaced apart from it by the thickness of the disk. In this configuration, the first one of the spacers is retained on the first major surface and the second one of the spacers is retained on the second major surface.
Claims13
A system for storing a set of computer readable media disks, each disk having a first major surface and a second major surface opposed to said first major surface and defining a uniform central aperture, said system comprising a set of magnetic spacers, any first said magnetic spacers adapted to cooperatively mechanically engage any second one of said magnetic spacers when said first one of said magnetic spacers is placed on said first major surface in a first position and orientation and said second one of said magnetic spacers is placed on said second major surface in a position and orientation coincident with said first position and orientation except for being spaced apart from it by the thickness of said disk, so that said first one of said magnetic spacers is retained on said first major surface and said second one of said magnetic spacers is retained on said second major surface.
A method for placing a set of computer readable media disks into spaced physical engagement with one another, each disk having a first major surface and a second major surface opposed to said first major surface and defining a uniform central aperture, said method comprising,
- (a) providing a set of magnetic spacers, any first one of said magnetic spacers adapted to mechanically engage any second one of said magnetic spacers when said first one of said magnetic spacers is placed on said first major surface in a first position and said second one of said magnetic spacers is placed on said second major surface in a position otherwise coincident with said first position;
- (b)positioning a first magnetic spacer on said first major surface of a first disk;
- (c) positioning a second magnetic spacer on said second major surface of said first disk, so that it is engaged with said first magnetic spacer;
- (d) positioning a second disk so that its first major surface is spaced from said first disk by said second magnetic spacer;
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- (e) positioning a third magnetic spacer on said second major surface of said second disk, so that it is engaged with said second magnetic spacer.
A set of spacers adapted to be used in the storage of CD-ROM style disks, each said spacer comprising:
- (a) a spacing and disk engaging portion, defining an inner aperture and comprising:
- (i) a first planar portion, extending along a first plane;
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- (ii) a first projection, projecting outwardly away from said first plane and sized to snugly fit into and be retained by the central aperture of a CD-ROM style disk;
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- (b) a spacer engaging projection, projecting outwardly from said spacing and disk engaging portion, away from said first plane and being adapted to fit into and be retained by a said inner aperture of an identical spacer;
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- (c) wherein said set of spacers includes a first set of spacers and a second set of spacers and wherein said planar region of said first set of spacers has a first thickness and said planar region of a second set of spacers has a second thickness and wherein said second thickness is at least 1.2 times said first thickness.
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