Apparatus for holding a media storage disk

Abstract

An apparatus for releasably holding a media storage disk that may include a front and base cover connected in a hinged relationship. A base panel of the base cover may include a centrally located hub disposed on a pair of support arms that may be moved between a relaxed position and a flexed position. The hub may include a plurality of retaining lips that will retain a disk when placed on the hub. A release button may also be provided that cooperatively engages the hub to move the hub between a relaxed position and a flexed position. The release button may cooperatively engage a pair of cam followers situated on the hub so that when the release button is depressed the hub moves between the relaxed position and the flexed position. With a disk held on the hub, when the release button is depressed the hub moves to its flexed position, which retracts the retaining lips within the inside diameter of the center hole of the disk so that the disk may be removed from the hub. At least one stem may also be provided that extends from the inside of a spine connecting the front and base covers such that the stem will abut a portion of the disk's peripheral edge when the apparatus is closed to hold the disk in place. A plate extending from the inside of the front cover may also be provided such that a portion of the plate will abut a portion of the disk's peripheral edge when the apparatus is closed to hold the disk in place.

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