Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Including booklet – leaflet or record means
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-13
2004-01-06
Luong, Shian (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Including booklet, leaflet or record means
C206S308100, C206S472000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06672452
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to digital video disc (DVD) storage and identification and more particularly to related and convenient storage of both DVDs and identifying printed material.
DVDs are conventionally shipped and stored in thin, square or rectangular, plastic containers, and storage of multiple such containers is inconvenient, particularly where storage space is limited. Printed material identifying said discs is commonly carried at the side of such containers, and commonly extends over a square area substantially exceeding the disc area. Such sizing of the printed material also limits a reduction in storage area.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,590,827 discloses the storage of compact discs in overlapping relation within pockets on a thin support panel. While this manner of disc storage provides considerable convenience, no way was known to fully identify the stored discs in close relation to their storage pockets, without removing the discs from the pockets and examining them.
There is need for improvements in DVD storage in such a way as to provide reduction of storage space, protection of the stored discs, and ready and quick identification of disc data without requiring removing them from storage pockets. The thin plastic containers for such discs may then be disposed of, and storage space for both DVDs and identifying printed or written material may be reduced as well as retained, without jeopardizing use of the discs outside their stored location.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a major object of the invention to provide a solution or solutions to the above discussed problems and disadvantages. Basically, the apparatus of the invention comprises a DVD equipment holder, including
a) a backer layer having opposite sides,
b) first overlapping DVD reception pockets located at one of such sides, and attached to said layer, whereby said pockets have accessible DVD entrances,
c) and a first transparent plastic layer or layers located at said one side of the backer layer and attached to the backer layer to form a first auxiliary pocket or pockets having an entrance or entrances, whereby a graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVD's is or are receivable in the auxiliary pocket or pockets, and viewable through the first plastic layer or layers.
As will be seen, the auxiliary pocket or pockets typically overlap at least one of the DVD pockets, further condensing the overall storage space available while full storage and identifying functions are retained.
The basic method of providing and using the DVD equipment holder includes
a) providing a backer layer having opposite sides,
b) providing first overlapping DVD reception pockets located at one of said sides, and attached to said layer, whereby the pockets have accessible DVD entrances,
c) providing a first transparent plastic layer or layers located at said one side of the backer layer and attached to that backer layer to form a first auxiliary pocket or pockets having an entrance or entrances, whereby a graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVD's is or are receivable in said auxiliary pocket or pockets, and viewable through said first plastic layer or layers,
d) inserting DVDs in the DVD reception pockets,
e) placing a graphics sheet or sheets in the auxiliary pockets,
f) viewing said graphics sheet or sheets through said transparent layer or layers, to identify the DVD or DVDs in said first reception pocket or pockets,
g) and removing an identified DVD or DVDS from said reception pocket or pockets, for use.
Another object of the invention comprise providing second overlapping DVD reception pockets located at an opposite side of the backer layer, and attached to said layers, whereby the second pockets also have accessible DVD entrances. Typically, the second transparent plastic layer is located at the opposite side of the backer layer, and attached to the backer layer to form a second auxiliary pocket having an entrance, whereby another graphics sheet associated with one or more DVDs receivable in said second pockets is itself receivable in said second auxiliary pocket and viewable through the second plastic layer.
Yet another object comprises locating the second DVD pocket entrances in angled relation to the edges of the backer layer and also relative to the entrances to the second auxiliary pockets, to provide further storage compactness, while enabling full accessibility to all pocket entrances.
A yet further object comprises providing at least two such backer layers to fold between open and closed positions, each such backer layer having the two types of pockets, as for DVDs, and for graphics sheets as referred to above.
An additional object is to provide an openable case enclosing a backer layer as referred to, the backer layer having hinge connection to the case.
An added object is to provide at least one transparent plastic layer on one such backer layer and located to protectively overlap facing portions of the DVD discs projecting from DVD pockets on another adjacent backer layer. In this regard, a transparent plastic layer on that other backer layer may protectively overlap portions of the DVD discs projecting from pockets on said one adjacent backer layer.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as the details of an illustrative embodiment, will be more fully understood from the following specification and drawings, in which:
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Alves Kasidy W.
Garretson Joseph K.
Massett Michael J.
Haefliger William W.
Luong Shian
Scosche Industries Inc.
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