US4762225A
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Compact disc guard and carrying system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-08-28
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2006-08-28
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a guard and carrying system for compact discs. The system includes a collapsible enclosure having a mouth portion, extensible side portions, a V-shaped vertex portion, and a secureable fold-over cover. Also included is an accordion-like integral series of V-shaped storage elements. These elements include an elongated, substantially rigid, yet foldable substrate. They further include an integral sleeve having a longitudinal axis and enveloping the substrate, trapping air in a planar geometry, and several outer sleeve segments disc-proportioned and disposed about the integral sleeve holding air between these segments and the integral sleeve. A plurality of linear heat seals are disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the integral sleeve. The heat seals bond the outer segments to the integral sleeve to define a pattern of pockets adapted for the holding of discs and disc-related documentation. The linear heat seals also act to define a plurality of planar air cushions between the integral sleeve and substrate, thereby creating a planar air cushion that will act to protect the discs from external pressures and impacts.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter R. Henkel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:10
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0494; B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/40; B65D75/42; B65D85/00; B65D85/54; B65D85/544; G11B33/0433; G11B33/0444
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A portable guard and carrying system useful with compact discs, comprising: (a) a collapsible enclosure having a mouth portion, extensible side portions, a V-shaped vertex portion, and a fold-over cover; (b) an accordion-like integral series of V-shaped storage means, said storage means comprising a foldable integral sleeve having a longitudinal axis, said sleeve comprising means for trapping air therein within a planar volume, thereby stiffening and flattening the skin of said sleeve when said sleeve is subjected to uniform surface pressures; and (c) a plurality of linear folds disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of said integral sleeve, said folds defining a plurality of surfaces capable of holding compact discs between said surfaces in which the transverse dimensions of said integral sleeve are proportioned to nest in the vertex portion of said collapsible enclosure, whereby a folding along said folds will cause said plurality of surfaces to fold upon each other and will cause said planar volume of trapped air to define a plurality of planar air cushions that will act to protect said discs from said external pressures and impacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A portable guard and carrying system useful with compact discs, comprising: (a) a collapsible enclosure having a mouth portion, extensible side portions, a V-shaped vertex portion, and a fold-over cover; (b) an accordion-like integral series of V-shaped storage means, said storage means comprising a foldable integral sleeve having a longitudinal axis, said sleeve comprising means for trapping air therein within a planar volume, thereby stiffening and flattening the skin of said sleeve when said sleeve is subjected to uniform surface pressures; and (c) a plurality of linear folds disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of said integral sleeve, said folds defining a plurality of surfaces capable of holding compact discs between said surfaces in which the transverse dimensions of said integral sleeve are proportioned to nest in the vertex portion of said collapsible enclosure, whereby a folding along said folds will cause said plurality of surfaces to fold upon each other and will cause said planar volume of trapped air to define a plurality of planar air cushions that will act to protect said discs from said external pressures and impacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as recited in claim 1 in which said series of V-shaped storage means further comprises: an elongate, substantially rigid foldable substrate disposed within said integral sleeve and defining substantially the same planar volume as said planar air cushions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system as recited in claim 2 in which said integral sleeve is formed by the bonding of a top rectangular element to a bottom rectangular element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system as recited in claim 2 in which said integral sleeve further comprises pocket means for stabilizing said disc and stabilizing disc related documentation relative to the interior of said collapsible enclosure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as recited in claim 4 in which the substrate comprises a foldable, fibrous material and said pocket means comprise a flexible polymeric material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as recited in claim 1 in which the integral sleeve further comprises pocket means for stabilizing said disc and stabilizing disc-related documentation relative to the interior of said collapsible enclosure.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
40 words
The system as recited in claims 4 or 6 in which said pocket means comprises a plurality of outer sleeve segments, said segments disc-proportioned and disposed about said integral sleeve thereby holding air between said segments and said integral sleeve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system as recited in claim 7 in which said linear folds comprise heat seals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as recited in claim 8 in which said linear heat seals define flexible hinge means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system as recited in claim 4 or 6 in which said pattern of surfaces define first and second pockets, said first pocket proportioned to hold compact discs, and second pockets proportioned to hold disc-related documentation relating to that disc disposed in said first pocket and disposed longitudinally oppositely thereto.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as recited in claim 10 in which the ratio of the longitudinal extent of said first pocket to the longitudinal extent of said second pocket is about 1 to 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as recited in claim 4 or 6 in which said integral sleeve is provided with selectively disposed apertures to thereby provide control over the pressure and vacuum characteristic of the air within said planar air cushions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
127 words
A portable guard and carrying system useful with compact discs, comprising: (a) an accordion-like integral series of V-shaped storage means, said storage means comprising a foldable integral sleeve having a longitudinal axis, said sleeve comprising means for trapping air therein within a planar volume, thereby stiffening and flattening the skin of said sleeve when said sleeve is subjected to uniform surface pressures; and (b) a plurality of linear folds defining a plurality of surfaces capable of holding of compact discs, whereby a folding along said folds will cause said plurality of surfaces to fold upon each other and will cause said planar volume of trapped air to define a plurality of planar air cushions that will act to protect said discs from said external pressures and impacts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
127 words
A portable guard and carrying system useful with compact discs, comprising: (a) an accordion-like integral series of V-shaped storage means, said storage means comprising a foldable integral sleeve having a longitudinal axis, said sleeve comprising means for trapping air therein within a planar volume, thereby stiffening and flattening the skin of said sleeve when said sleeve is subjected to uniform surface pressures; and (b) a plurality of linear folds defining a plurality of surfaces capable of holding of compact discs, whereby a folding along said folds will cause said plurality of surfaces to fold upon each other and will cause said planar volume of trapped air to define a plurality of planar air cushions that will act to protect said discs from said external pressures and impacts.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as recited in claim 13 in which said series of V-shaped storage means further comprises: an elongate, substantially rigid foldable substrate disposed within said integral sleeve and defining substantially the same planar volume as said planar air cushions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as recited in claim 14 in which the substrate comprises a foldable, fibrous material and said pocket means comprise a flexible polymeric material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system as recited in claim 14 in which said integral sleeve is formed by the bonding of a top rectangular element to a bottom rectangular element.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system as recited in claim 14 in which said integral sleeve further comprises pocket means for stabilizing said disc and for stabilizing disc related documentation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system as recited in claim 13 in which the integral sleeve further comprises pocket means for stabilizing said disc and for stabilizing disc-related documentation relative to the interior of said collapsible enclosure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as recited in claim 17 or 18 in which said pocket means comprises a plurality of outer sleeve segments, said segments disc-proportioned and disposed about said integral sleeve thereby holding air between said segments and said integral sleeve.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system as recited in claim 19 in which said linear folds comprise heat seals.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as recited in claim 20 in which said linear heat seals define flexible hinge means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system as recited in claim 17 or 18 in which said pattern of surfaces define first and second pockets, said first pocket proportioned to hold compact discs, and second pockets proportioned to hold disc-related documentation relating to that disc disposed in said first pocket and disposed longitudinally oppositely thereto.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as recited in claim 22 in which the ratio of the longitudinal extent of said first pocket to the longitudinal extent of said second pocket is about 1 to 2.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as recited in claim 17 or 18 in which said integral sleeve is provided with selectively disposed apertures to thereby provide control over the pressure and vacuum characteristic of the air within said planar air cushions.
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