Record cover

Claim 2

A record cover comprising in combination first and second panels, hinge means pivotally connecting the panels along a common peripheral edge, said panels being movable about said hinge means between a closed position wherein the panels are in face-to-face abutting reLationship and an open position, a broad, shallow recessed portion formed between the inner facing surfaces of the panels when in the closed position, a plurality of radially extending ribs and a circular rib in the recessed portion disposed in mutually connecting and reinforcing relation to one another, said circular rib intersecting and being normal to said radial ribs so that said ribs cooperate to form a seating area for a record to be retained in the cover and panels can be moved into the closed position to tightly hold a record in the seating area formed by the ribs.

Claim 3

The record cover of claim 1 further including a raised pin on one panel in the center of the recessed portion and a mating opening in the center of the other panel whereby when the panels are in the closed position, the raised pin will be positioned to pass through a central aperture in the record being retained in the cover and fit into the mating opening.

Claim 4

The record cover of claim 2 further including an elongated raised bead around the periphery of one of said panels and an elongated groove around the periphery of the other of said panels, said raised beads being adapted to fit tightly into said groove.

Claim 5

The record cover of claim 3 further including latch means for releasably securing the panels along a common peripheral edge opposite said hinge means.

Claim 6

The record cover of claim 1 wherein said panels have four equal sides and four substantially square corners, and wherein said recessed portion has four equal sides parallel to the sides of the panels and four arcuate corners, and reinforcement zones between the arcuate corners of the recessed area and the square corners of the panels, said reinforcement zones being flush with the abutment surface of the associated panel.

Claim 7

A record for phonograph records comprising in combination a quadrilateral base panel and a quadrilateral top panel, hinge means pivotally connecting the base panel to the top panel along a common peripheral edge, each panel having a smooth outer face and a recessed inner face, a plurality of radially extending ribs and a circular rib in the recessed face of said base panel, said circular rib intersecting and being normal to said radial ribs near the outer peripheral edges of said base panel, said radial ribs having inner portions radially inwardly of the circular rib and outer portions radially outwardly of the circular ribs, said outer portions and said circular rib being of a first height relative to said recessed face and said inner portions being of a second height lower than said first height, said top panel having a plurality of radial ribs in its recessed face, said radial ribs in said top panel being of said first height relative to the recessed face of said top panel whereby when a phonograph record is seated on the inner portions of the radial ribs in said base panel and said top panel is in faced abutting relationship with said base panel, the record will be engaged on each face by the radial ribs in the respective panels and will be engaged around its periphery by the circular rib to positively position and support the record within the cover.

Claim 8

A record for phonograph records comprising in combination a quadrilateral base panel and a quadrilateral top panel, hinge means pivotally connecting the base panel to the top panel along a common peripheral edge, each panel having a smooth outer face and a recessed inner face, a plurality of radially extending ribs and a circular rib in the recessed face of said base panel, said circular rib intersecting and being normal to said radial ribs near the outer peripheral edges of said base panel, said radial ribs having inner portions radially inwardly of the circular rib and outer portions radially outwardly of the circular ribs, said outer portions and said circular rib being of a first height relative to said recessed face and said inner portions being of a second height lower than said first height, said top panel having a plurality of radial ribs in its recessed face, said radial ribs in said top panel being of said first height relative to the recessed face of said top panel whereby when a phonograph record is seated on the inner portions of the radial ribs in said base panel and said top panel is in faced abutting relationship with said base panel, the record will be engaged on each face by the radial ribs in the respective panels and will be engaged around its periphery by the circular rib to positively position and support the record within the cover.

Claim 9

A record cover comprising in combination first and second panels, said panels having inner faces adapted to be placed in face-to-face abutting relationship for retaining a record therebetween, a broad but shallow recess formed in the inner face of at least one of the panels, and a plurality of radially extending ribs and a circular rib in the recessed portion, said circular rib intersecting and being normal to said radial ribs so as to divide the radial ribs into inner and outer portions, said outer portions and said circular rib being of a first height relative to the bottom of said recessed portion and said inner portions being of a second height lower than said first height so that said ribs cooperate to form a seating area corresponding with the size and shape of a record to be retained in the cover so that when the panels are placed in face-tO-face abutting relationship, a record may be tightly held in the seating area formed by the ribs.

Claim 10

A record cover comprising in combination first and second panels, said panels having inner faces adapted to be placed in face-to-face abutting relationship for retaining a record therebetween, a broad but shallow recess formed in the inner face of at least one of the panels, and a plurality of radially extending ribs and a circular rib in the recessed portion, said circular rib intersecting and being normal to said radial ribs so as to divide the radial ribs into inner and outer portions, said outer portions and said circular rib being of a first height relative to the bottom of said recessed portion and said inner portions being of a second height lower than said first height so that said ribs cooperate to form a seating area corresponding with the size and shape of a record to be retained in the cover so that when the panels are placed in face-tO-face abutting relationship, a record may be tightly held in the seating area formed by the ribs.