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US 6,883,661 B2Granted
Jewel case having a resin blend
AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorAnthony O. Banal
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Abstract
A jewel case 10 for housing at least one piece of recording media is constructed from a blend of resins. The blend includes at least two resins, the first being a stiffer resin and the second, a flexible resin, wherein a clear and flexible jewel case is produced.
Claims19
A jewel case for housing at least one piece of recording media, the jewel case comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a cover hinged to the base;
- c) at least one media holding feature within the jewel case configured to removably hold the media;
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- d) the jewel case formed from a blend of a first, stiffer resin and a second, flexible resin, wherein said resin blend has a flexural modulus of from 393×103 psi to 295×103 psi, wherein the jewel case is clear and flexible, and wherein the base and the cover separate at the hinge rather than break when flexed.
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A jewel case for housing at least one piece of recording media, the jewel case comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a cover hinged to the base;
- c) at least one media holding feature within the jewel case configured to removably hold the media;
- d) the jewel case formed from a blend of a first, stiffer resin and a second, flexible resin, the blend having a flexural modulus of from 393 to 295×103 psi, and
- e) the first resin having a first refractive index similar to a second refractive index of the second resin, wherein the jewel case is clear and flexible, and wherein the cover and base will separate at the hinge rather than break when flexed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.