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US 6,672,453 B1Granted
Compact disc case
OwnerFrederic Iteyinventor
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Abstract
The invention concerns a CD case comprising a base (1), a lid (2) and a false bottom (3) comprising a housing (31) for the disc (5) with a broad edge (33) raised on the side of the lid articulation. A window (35) is provided in the edge (33) for an indicator (4) to be urged into the housing (31) of the disc (5) to actuate it so to indicate the presence of the disc in the box.
Claims9
A compact disc case comprising:
- a bottom,
- a lid connected to the bottom by an articulation formed by the prolongation of two sides of the lid, each time constituting a lug provided with a pivot and connected externally by the pivots to the articulation apertures of the bottom,
- a false bottom comprising
- a housing for the disc, surrounded by a raised area,
- a broad edge raised from the side of the articulation of the lid,
- the false bottom being fitted into the bottom and the broad edge appearing in the gap between the lugs of the lid, substantially at the level of the closed lid,
- a window in the upper surface of the broad edge,
- an indicator in the form of a slider
- coming into the housing of the disc,
- to be actuated by the disc placed in position in its housing and to appear in the window to indicate the presence of the disc in the case,
- wherein the slider carries a tongue in the shape of a very open dihedron in which
- the first wing is connected by a first hinge to the first portion of the slider,
- at a natural, non-zero angle
- the second wing projects naturally beyond the cavity of the case to be on the path of closure of the lid and, in the absence of a disc, to co-operate with the inner surface of the lid to be pushed towards the inside of the cavity and to pull the slider into the retracted position,
- alternately to be subjected to the action of the disc placed in position in the housing, press itself against the inclined portion of the raised edge and push the slider back into its indicating position.
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