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US 7,017,737 B1Granted
Structure of CD box
OwnerSheng-Yuan Cheninventor
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Abstract
A CD box, wherein a connecting plate between two body parts forms a pair of engaging hooks, one end of each engaging hook is connected to the connecting plate to form a connecting end, and the other end forms an open tailing end, so that round holes on thin CD sleeves can be slipped over the engaging hook from the open tailing end. The open tailing ends extend down over the upper surface of the connecting plate, so that the thin CD sleeves with round holes are not subjected to sliding out of the open tailing ends.
Claims3
A CD box for removably connecting a plurality of thin CD sleeves receiving CDs, the CD box comprising:
- a) a connecting plate being an elongated body and having two elongated slots;
- b) first and second body parts being movable between open and closed positions, each of the first and second body parts having one wall connected to one of two opposing lateral wall of the connecting plate and three walls, each of the three walls having a stepped wall;
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- c) two U-shaped engaging hooks located on the connecting plate, each of the two U-shaped engaging hooks aligning with one of the two elongated slots and having:
- i) a connecting end fixedly connected to the connecting plate;
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- ii) an open tailing end protruding into one of the two elongated slots and being spaced apart from the connecting plate,
- wherein each of the two U-shaped engaging hooks is selectively inserted into one of a plurality of rounds holes of each of the plurality of thin CD sleeves by positioning each of the plurality of thin CD sleeves between the open tailing end and the connecting plate, the connecting plate and the two U-shaped engaging hooks are integrally formed, wherein the open tailing end of each of the two U-shaped engaging hooks having a bottom beveled surface, an upper most end of each bottom beveled surface is located adjacent to a top of one of the two elongated slots, wherein an upper most end of the bottom beveled surface is located above an upper surface of the connecting plate.
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