Special receptacle or package – For holding a machine readable recording medium – For holding an optical disc
Patent
1994-12-06
1997-07-15
Pidei, David T.
Special receptacle or package
For holding a machine readable recording medium
For holding an optical disc
206309, 206312, B65D 8557
Patent
active
056474822
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is U.S. National Stage Application of International Patent application Ser. No. PCT/EP93/02395, filed on Sept. 4, 1993.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
Object of the invention is a packaging for a compact disc (CD) from a blank of foldable sheet material according to the preamble of the claim 1 i.e., a packaging for a CD from a blank of foldable sheet material with at least two walls hinged together at two transverse sides, whereby at least one wall has attaching means for attaching a CD at an inner surface toward which an adjacent wall is foldable.
2. Description of Prior Art
For storage of a CD or other data carriers with high storage density which can be optically read out, cassettes of synthetic material are largely common. These have a flat box-shaped bottom part which in a receptacle comprises an arrangement of pivots for holding the CD at a middle hole. The bottom part is closable by means of a cover part which at one end is hinged thereto and at the other end is lockable therewith. These cassettes are relatively expensive. For information of the purchaser, a printed supplement booklet or supplement sheet is inserted into the transparent container.
Moreover, containers have already become known which at least partly consist of cardboard. The DE-GM 90 16 575.6 discloses a protection sleeve for a CD which is formed as slide-in case from cardboard which is merely open at one side edge. Through the side aperture, a rectangular retaining part of synthetic material can be inserted which on one side has a plain recess for reception of a CD. In the middle, the recess has a centering spike for the receiving aperture of the CD and recesses as finger-gripping cutouts passing toward the corners of the retaining part. This storage device is also relatively costly and due to its multipart composition inconvenient in its handling.
Moreover, a packaging for a CD has already become known which has a retaining part of above type adhered to the inner surface of a book-like carrier of cardboard. By opening the sheets of the book, the receptacle for the putting-in and taking-out, respectively, of a CD can be laid bare. Information for the user is printed on the pages of the book.
In addition, ecologically harmless packagings for a CD have already become known consisting exclusively of cardboard. Similar to a sleeve for a conventional audio disc, these can be formed as envelope with a side slit for the inserting and pulling-out of the CD, respectively. Moreover, to a case wall can be hinged a neighbouring wall toward which the other case wall is foldable. With this packaging, the putting-in and taking-out of the CD, respectively, is relatively ponderous and entails a relatively high stress. After the removing of a sheet packaging wrapped around, the CD can undesirably slip out. Besides, it offers only little space for a printing with additional information. Therefore, it is used above all for smaller CD (especially 3.5 inch single-CD).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Starting out from that, the invention is based on the object to provide an ecologically harmless packaging for a CD which has a relatively modest expenditure, assists in the inserting, secure holding and taking-out of the CD, respectively, and reduces the stress thereof.
The solution of the object is given in claim 1. The subclaims contain advantageous embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a flatly spread blank of foldable sheet material according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A packaging according to the invention consists exclusively of foldable sheet material, preferably cardboard. It can be made of an integral blank with relatively modest expenditure. The blank can easily be printed on all sides so that the packaging itself is especially suitable as carrier for user information.
At least one wall of the packaging comprises attaching means. For these, lateral flaps at both the longitudinal sides of the wal
REFERENCES:
patent: 4905831 (1990-03-01), Bagdis et al.
Europa Carton Aktiengesellschaft
Pidei David T.
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