US4667819A
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Retention device for floppy disk pack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-02-19
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2006-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A retention device for floppy disk pack is disclosed. This device comprises a substrate which is provided with respective upper and lower retention means for retaining and supporting the upper and lower ends of a floppy disk pack, respectively, in such way that the tongue portion of the upper end of floppy disk pack is just fully inserted into the upper retention means by the guidance of the opposite slant edges of a tongue portion on the upper retention means so as to receive the tongue portion on the upper retention means completely within the floppy disk pack and to leave the opening of the pack outside.
Inventors
- 👤 Kin S. Lu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:48
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0433; G11B33/0494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A retention device for floppy disk pack comprising a substrate having upper and bottom edges in substantial parallel, an upper retention means provided on upper side of said substrate with a transverse width substantially equal to the transverse width of said floppy disk pack and constructed to have a tongue portion being inclined at both sides with opposite slant edges and extended horizontally at intermediate portion in substantial parallel to said upper and bottom edges of said substrate, and a lower retention means including a pair of triangle means extended in opposite direction to each other at an angle relative to said upper and bottom edges of said substrate in a distance therebetween substantially equal to the width of said upper retention means, the height from bottom ends of said pair of triangle means to the upper ends of said slant edges being substantially equal to the height from bottom to the opening of said floppy disk pack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A retention device for floppy disk pack comprising a substrate having upper and bottom edges in substantial parallel, an upper retention means provided on upper side of said substrate with a transverse width substantially equal to the transverse width of said floppy disk pack and constructed to have a tongue portion being inclined at both sides with opposite slant edges and extended horizontally at intermediate portion in substantial parallel to said upper and bottom edges of said substrate, and a lower retention means including a pair of triangle means extended in opposite direction to each other at an angle relative to said upper and bottom edges of said substrate in a distance therebetween substantially equal to the width of said upper retention means, the height from bottom ends of said pair of triangle means to the upper ends of said slant edges being substantially equal to the height from bottom to the opening of said floppy disk pack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
120 words
A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said upper and lower retention means are formed by providing a blank which has a section for substrate, a section for upper retention means with tongue portion being extended longitudinally from top of said section for substrate and having two side flaps at opposite sides, and a pair of substantial triangular lugs extended from lower end of said section for substrate at opposite sides and provided with respective bottom flap extended from bottom edge thereof, folding said section for upper retention means and said pair of triangular lugs over said section for substrate, and then folding said side flaps and bottom flaps under said section for substrate and thus secured thereunder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an extension at intermediate portion from the bottom edge of said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
A device as set forth in claim 3, wherein said device may be assembled together in any number on a holder by engaging said extention of designated number of said device in sequential order on the central portion of said holder with said upper retention means at upper side to retain said floppy disk pack maintaining the opening of said pack outside of said device for readily insertion and removal of necessary floppy disk.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device as set forth in claim 4, wherein said holder further includes a back wall in register with top rim of said disk when the latter is inserted into said pack and a shorter front wall for protection front side of the front pack.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said upper and lower retention means are formed by cutting respective slit lines on said substrate itself.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as set forth in claim 6, wherein said substrate further comprises at least two binding holes at one side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said upper and lower retention means are formed by attaching the same on said substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
A device as set forth in claim 8, wherein said substrate is extended to form a cover dimensioned as the size of said substrate, and wherein a folding line is formed between said substrate and said cover so as to let said cover may be folded over said substrate.
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