US 6,648,135 B2Granted

Disk storage holder

AssigneeWing Shing Optical Disc Co., Ltd.

InventorHeiyin Ho

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a disk storage holder having a cover member, a base member, and a part connecting the cover member and the base member. According to the present invention, a press-button assembly is provided on the base member. The press-button assembly can have at least one first resilient component extending from the base member and towards a center thereof. The first resilient component can have a press-button located near the center and a protrusion located on a radial outward part the press-button for clasping and securing the disk in the storage holder. The press-button assembly can also have at least one second resilient component positioned on the base member. The second resilient component can be formed to support the disk in the storage holder, to keep the disk in a stable manner, and/or prevent the disk from rotation.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A disk storage holder comprising:

first and second housing members joined to each other and movable between an open position and a closed position;
and
a press-button assembly provided on the first housing member for securing a disk inside the storage holder, the press-button assembly comprising:
a plurality of first resilient components having their first ends extending from the first housing member and spaced in a circumferential manner and their second ends freely extending towards a center portion of the press-button assembly, each first resilient component comprising a press-button at its free end, a first protrusion extending radially outwardly from the press-button, and a second protrusion provided on the first resilient component to support the disk from underneath;
and
a plurality of second resilient components having their first ends extending from the first housing member and being spaced in a circumferential manner and their second ends freely extending away from the first housing member;
wherein, when the disk is mounted onto the press-button assembly, the first protrusions on the first resilient components extend over a portion of the disk for clasping the disk while the free ends on the second resilient components bias the disk toward the first protrusions;
whereby the disk is retained in a stable and non-rotating manner inside the storage holder.

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