Compact disc container

Details Compact disc container Compact disc container

2000-10-05

2001-11-20

Luong, Shian (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For holding a machine readable recording medium

For holding an optical disc

C206S310000, C312S009160, C312S009470

Reexamination Certificate

active

06318550

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Prior art containers for compact discs have consisted of various types. The basic container consists essentially of a thin plastic base portion having a circular recess for receiving the disc, and an equally thin plastic cover or lid hingedly connected to the base portion along one edge thereof. While this container provided adequate storage for the compact disc, the opening of the lid to access the disc became difficult in some instances. It required a user's two hands to open the container, one to hold the base portion, and the other to open the lid; and, in view of the relative thinness of the container, the manipulation of the lid often times was difficult.
As an improvement on the above-noted compact disc container, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,244,084 and 5,690,221 disclose containers wherein a housing is provided having a disc carrier pivotally mounted therein, whereby the carrier is manually pivoted out of the housing, to therby provide access to the disc on the carrier. Once again, this type of container required both hands of the user, one to hold the housing and the other to pull the disc carrier out of the housing.
In U.S. Pat. 4,770,474, it has been further suggested to spring bias the disc carrier outwardly of the housing and to hold the disc carrier in the stored position within the housing by means of a latch; however, the disadvantage of this type of container is characterized in that the full outward movement of the carrier is limited by stop members to thereby prevent full access to the disc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
After considerable research and experimentation, the compact disc container of the present invention has been devised to overcome the disadvantages experienced in the prior art compact disc containers, and comprises, essentially, a housing having a compact disc carrier or sled pivotal outwardly from a sidewall of the housing about a vertical axis. The carrier is spring biased outwardly from the side of the housing and held in a closed, stored position within the housing by a finger activated latch. The container can be manipulated by one hand and, by the construction and arrangement of the pivotal connection of the sled to the housing, the compact disc is fully exposed when the carrier is pivoted to the open position.
Since the compact disc container of the present invention is intended to replace the traditional compact disc case having the disc packaged therein when purchased at a store, the container is also constructed and arranged to hold a title/cover page viewable from the top of the container and a label viewable from a side of the container.


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