Paperboard media package
OwnerWilliam Edward Meador, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A paperboard media package is provided for at least one media disc. The media package includes a front cover, a rear cover, a spine connecting the front cover to the rear cover, at least one media well carried by one of the front cover and a rear cover and a lock. The lock is displaceable between a locked position wherein the lock engages the media disc(s) to positively secure the media disc(s) in the media well(s) when the media package is closed and an unlocked position wherein the media disc(s) may be freely removed from the media well(s) when the media package is open.
Claims18
A paperboard media package for at least one media disc, comprising:
- at least one media well panel including a media well, a first sidewall and a first securing tab;
- a second sidewall panel connected to said media well panel by a first fold line;
- a first cover panel connected to said second sidewall panel by a second fold line;
- a spine panel connected to said first cover panel by a third fold line;
- a second cover panel connected to said spine panel by a fourth fold line;
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- a second cover panel support panel including a spine support and a second securing tab, said second cover panel support panel carrying a lock that positively holds the media disc in said media well when said media package is closed;
- wherein said lock is formed from a locking flap that includes a main fold line connecting said locking flap to said second cover panel support panel, a first crease line, a second crease line and a third crease line, a locking support formed between said main fold line and said first crease line, a locking tab formed between said first and second crease lines, an extension section formed between said second and third crease lines and a mounting section connected to said extension section by said third crease line, said locking flap being folded about said first, second and third crease lines and forming said lock.
A media package for holding at least one media disc, comprising:
- a front cover;
- a rear cover;
- a spine connecting said front cover to said rear cover;
- at least one media well carried by one of said front cover and said rear cover, said media well being sized and shaped to receive and hold the media disc;
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- a lock, displaceable between (a) a locked position wherein said lock engages the media disc to positively secure the media disc in said media well when said media package is closed and (b) an unlocked position wherein the media disc may be freely removed from said media well when said media package is opened;
- said lock comprising a folding locking flap connected between said front cover and said rear cover, said folding locking flap including a locking support, a locking tab, an extension section and a mounting section, said locking support being connected to said locking tab by a first crease line, said locking tab being connected to said extension section by a second crease line and said extension section being connected to said mounting section by a third crease line whereby folding of said locking flap about said first, second and third crease lines erects said lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.