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US 7,243,790 B2Granted
Memory media carrier and method of manufacture
OwnerJohn Civitello, Thomas Michael Stefflinventors
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Abstract
A carrier for storing a plurality of memory devices therein and a method of manufacture for the carrier are provided. The carrier includes a jacket having a plurality of interconnected panels. A hinge member is applied to a hinge edge of containers. One of the panels of the jacket is then secured to the hinge member to mount a stack of containers within the jacket. The stack may also be secured to a second panel of the jacket.
Claims20
A carrier for storing a plurality of individual memory devices, said carrier comprising:
- a jacket having a plurality of panels, including a front panel, a back panel, a spine panel and a binder panel, said front and back panels being connected to the spine panel and the binder panel being connected to at least one of the front, back and spine panels;
- a plurality of containers each having a hinge edge;
- a hinge member secured to each of the containers adjacent the hinge edge of the containers hingedly joining the containers in a stack, said stack of hingedly attached containers being attached to the binder panel wherein one surface of the binder panel overlying and being secured to an exposed surface of the hinge member at least partially mounting the stack to the jacket.
A method of making a carrier for storing a plurality of memory devices, said method comprising:
- forming a jacket with a plurality of panels including a front panel, back panel, spine panel and binder panel, said binder panel having a proximal edge attached to at least one of the front, back and spine panels;
- forming a stack of plurality of containers, each container having a hinge edge;
- aligning the hinge edges in a said stack;
- applying a hinge member to the hinge edges of the containers in said stack to hingedly connect the containers in the stack together to form a hinged assembly;
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- securing the hinge assembly to the binder panel with the binder panel overlying and being secured to an exposed surface of the hinge member.
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