Abstract:
A storage container includes a lid having a lid panel and an arm extending from the lid panel, the arm including a detent having a first surface parallel to the lid panel and a second surface having a taper extending at least a portion between the first surface and a distal end of the arm, and a base configured to receive a disc, the base having a base panel and a member extending from the base panel, the member having an opening defined by an interior surface having a portion thereof parallel to the base panel, the first surface of the detent engaging the interior surface portion of the member when the storage container is closed. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
An assembly of a carrier and an information storage unit for attachment to a publication. The assembly includes a support panel and a cover secured thereto and forming a pouch for receipt of a storage unit therein. The assembly is adapted for securement in a publication.
Abstract:
The invention provides an archival storage system for shielding magnetic media from a full spectrum of electromagnetic fields, static electricity, and humidity. Full spectrum EMF shielding may be achieved by providing the storage container with a continuous conductive layer along or on an interior region of the storage container. Also, shielding against intense, low frequency magnetic fields may be provided by a ferrous metal sheet, separated from the stored magnetic media by an insulator, which has been placed a plane generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the reels of a videotape or floppy disk. Further, a moisture seal may be provided to prevent moisture from reaching the stored magnetic media and thereby enhance the longevity of the stored magnetic media, and a desiccant may be provided to maintain or stabilize a low humidity environment within the storage case.
Abstract:
A casing for a disc cartridge includes first and second halves and a pair of holding means. The first half includes a plate portion, a pair of sidewall sections formed parallel to the parallel sides of the plate portion and a wall section between the sidewall sections. The second half includes a plate portion, a pair of sidewall sections formed parallel to the parallel sides of the plate portion and a wall section between the sidewall sections. Each of the sidewall sections is formed with a protrusion and a groove. The first and second halves are connected together by having the protrusion engaged in the groove. A holding unit is provided in an inner portion of the second half.
Abstract:
A changeable disk label, which is to be stuck on a disk cartridge, comprises a rectangular substrate layer having adhesive material spread on a back side for sticking on the disk cartridge, a transparent film layer provided on a front side of the substrate layer and sealed at edge areas of at least three sides of the substrate layer so as to form a pocket between the transparent film layer and the substrate layer, and an intermediate sealing portion formed between two opposite sealed edge areas of the transparent film layer and the substrate layer. This intermediate portion divides the pocket into a front and a back pocket, so that changeable label cards can be removably inserted in the pockets. The opening of the pocket may have a finger notch. A piece of waxed paper is provided on the back side of the substrate layer to cover the adhesive material before the application of the label on the disk cartridge.
Abstract:
A casing for a disc cartridge includes first and second halves and a pair of holding means. The first half includes a plate portion, a pair of sidewall sections formed parallel to the parallel sides of the plate portion and a wall section between the sidewall sections. The second half includes a plate portion, a pair of sidewall sections formed parallel to the parallel sides of the plate portion and a wall section between the sidewall sections. Each of the sidewall sections is formed with a protrusion and a groove. The first and second halves are connected together by having the protrusion engaged in the groove. A holding unit is provided in an inner portion of the second half.
Abstract:
A storage container for holding rectangular items having a height, a width, and a thickness. One such rectangular item is a compact disc jewel case. The storage container is comprised of: a base or lower bracket; an upper bracket; a set of connecting bars which rise from the base connecting the lower bracket to the upper bracket; and one strip of resilient material, such as foam, which is attached flush against the lower bracket. The rectangular item is stored in the storage container by pressing one of the rectangular item's flat surfaces downward against the resilient material and simultaneously pressing the upper portion of the rectangular item flush against the upper bracket. The rectangular item is kept in place by the upward pressure of the resilient material against the upper bracket which I claim to be the unique mechanism to store the rectangular items. To remove a rectangular item, provide a pressure from the back of the storage container pushing the rectangular item in the opposite direction as inserting the rectangular item. Because there is little friction between the top of the rectangular item and the upper bracket, the rectangular item is angled forward until the top of the rectangular item is no longer within the range of the upper bracket. At that time the rectangular item will be popped from the storage device. An added feature of invention is that the rectangular items can be randomly inserted or removed whereas other mechanisms, such as retaining rectangular items through use of lips on the brackets, cannot randomly access an individual rectangular item.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a case for receiving at least one data storage disk. The case is comprised of two cover members and a base. The case opens by sliding one or both cover members away from each other to allow removal of the disk from the base. The present improved DVD or CD case has very few components which are characterized by great simplicity whereby low manufacturing and assembly cost is achieved, without sacrificing reliability and resistance to breakage or malfunctioning. The case can be accommodated in existing racks, or holders and displays.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a container for accommodating a packaged data carrier, particularly a CD or DVD, having a first accommodation space (6) for accommodating the packaged data carrier (1), and a second accommodation space (8) for accommodating print materials, a T-shirt, or the like, which is separated from the first accommodation space (6). According to the invention, the first accommodation space (6) has a holder to accommodate the packaged data carrier (1), and the second accommodation space (8) is separated from the first accommodation space (6) by means of a removable covering (10), whereby the two accommodation spaces (6, 8) have essentially the same base area dimensions.
Abstract:
A receptacle for storing an article, and usable with a similar receptacle for forming a storage unit, including a base defining a top surface and a bottom surface, a substantially elongated rib extending substantially outwardly from the top surface and a substantially elongated groove provided on the bottom surface. The groove is configured and sized to releasably engage a rib of the similar receptacle. The groove is further oriented at an acute angle with respect to the rib.