Special receptacle or package – For holding a machine readable recording medium – For holding an optical disc
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-22
2002-09-10
Luong, Shian (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For holding a machine readable recording medium
For holding an optical disc
C206S312000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06446799
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE RELATED APPLICATIONS
Application
Date Filed
Number
in U.S.
194-316
November 24, 1998
323-982
June 1, 1999
311-113
September 23, 1994
174-930
December 29, 1993
070-438
June 04, 1993
037-312
March 25, 1993
959-973
October 13, 1992
543-455
June 26, 1990
138-218
December 28, 1987
Present search yielded no prior arts directly related to this invention. The above listed applications only mention the different and varyng methods of framing and displaying CD cases. They have no claim on the benefit to this submitted invention.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to wall or vertically mounted frame specifically to a device that securely holds and displays a single compact disc case.
CD cases, compact disc cases or jewel cases are commonly transparent plastic containers that protect and keep individual CD's. They are labeled with front cover arts depicting their content. And since CD's are becoming a common home and office items, their cases whether empty or not are commonly stacked without giving attention to their cover arts. CD racks or towers are space savers that are used to efficiently store CD cases. They do this by stacking CD's with only the title edge visible.
Inventors created various types of CD frames or holders and disclose types of wall mounted or free standing racks which can hold several CD cases in the following U.S. patents;
6,116,432 to Rohner (2000)
5,341,942 to James, Jr. (1994)
6,073,764 to Haas (2000)
5,372,263 to Nielkel (1994)
5,518,125 to Colosim (1996)
5,040,687 to Whittington (1991)
5,437,376 to Larsen (1995)
4,867,306 to Factor (1989)
5,351,835 to Hallgren (1994)
Prior arts listed above have paid attention to displaying the CD case cover arts but they were typically modular racks or having plurality of frames and therefore serving the same purpose of framing or displaying multiple CD cases. Some make use of profiled bars or rails, hook-and-loop, contact adhesives, etc. to mount or hold few to several compact disc cases.
Aside from ordinary CD's, CDR's or recordable CD's, and CDRW's or rewritable CD's are now getting popular and becoming commonplace. Many people record and create their own music or programs and store their digital photos on those CD's. To make a distinction from the commercial music and software CD's, I think many people wants to display separately their favorite or personal CD's in a special place at home or office. They feel proud to show these to friends and visitors in the same way they feel about certificates and diplomas hung on the wall.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This is where the idea behind my CD case framer comes in because my CD case framer specifies single CD case holder. It features a secure method of framing a CD case by using a swing out holder pivoted to a fixed housing.
Accordingly, the objects and advantages of my CD case framer of the present invention are:
(a) to be able to display a single favorite or personal CD case without having to display and mix them with all the rest of CD's or completely fill the typical CD tower, rack, frame or holder;
(b) to be able to securely hang or vertically mount a CD case without having to use permanent or semi permanent fixing devices on a CD case like adhesives, hook-and-loop, etc. thus preserving the CD case in its original form and making it convenient to stow it back to their storage racks or boxes whenever the owner wants;
(c) to provide a CD case framer which can be displayed in a way not possible with multiple or modular frames. For example, displaying CD cases on narrow walls, in between picture frames, souvenirs, memorabilia, etc;
(d) to be able to create various patterns by using several of these CD case framers. Example is an art mosaic consisting of several CD case framers mounted edge to edge vertically, horizontally, diagonally, etc. to cover a specific wall area or to form any artistic shapes.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4573749 (1986-03-01), Massaro
patent: 4867306 (1989-09-01), Factor
patent: 4932522 (1990-06-01), Milovich
patent: 5040687 (1991-08-01), Whittington
patent: 5244084 (1993-09-01), Chan
patent: 5341942 (1994-08-01), James, Jr.
patent: 5351835 (1994-10-01), Hallgren
patent: 5370224 (1994-12-01), Karakane et al.
patent: 5372263 (1994-12-01), Niekel
patent: 5437376 (1995-08-01), Larsen
patent: 5518125 (1996-05-01), Colosimo
patent: 5857566 (1999-01-01), Fu
patent: 6073762 (2000-06-01), Hayakawa
patent: 6073764 (2000-06-01), Haas
patent: 6073765 (2000-06-01), Liu
patent: 6082836 (2000-07-01), Marshall et al.
patent: 6116432 (2000-09-01), Rohner
patent: 6118757 (2000-09-01), Olsen et al.
patent: 19722392 (1998-12-01), None
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