Special receptacle or package – For holding a machine readable recording medium – For holding an optical disc
Patent
1995-12-07
1997-05-27
Fidei, David T.
Special receptacle or package
For holding a machine readable recording medium
For holding an optical disc
206564, 206454, 211 40, 211 4112, B65D 8557
Patent
active
056323743
ABSTRACT:
A holder for temporarily storing and displaying compact discs has a front, a back and a disc-receiving base sloping downward from the back to the front. The disc-receiving base has molded pockets or slots for receiving and vertically supporting the compact discs. Each pocket has a lead-in for quick drop-off of a disc and for guiding it to a trough at the bottom. The trough contacts the flat sides of the disc but does not touch the information containing regions on the programmed side. Three bumps extend inward from the walls of the trough for orienting the disc at a rearward leaning angle to enhance visual identification and to prevent the discs from tilting forward and becoming dislodged. Effective disc orientation is achieved by providing a straight slot, with no bumps, that is molded at the desired angle of disc tilt or inclination. The pockets have openings that are wider than the thicknesses of standard compact discs. The pockets are arranged in staggered rows to offset the discs and to allow for visual identification of the discs. Curved depressions are positioned in the disc-receiving base of the holder. The depressions extend from the back to the front through the central regions of the rows of pockets. Those depressions guide and center discs being deposited, keep the pocket edges away from the recorded surfaces on the discs and allow movements of the discs once the discs have been slightly lifted. The holder has side walls with anti-skid feet for connecting the holder to other similar holders.
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Callahan Steven E.
Dyment Todd K.
Fitzsimmons Tyler
Noce Jon
Creighton Wray James
Fidei David T.
Microplas, Inc.
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