US4940147A
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Visual compact disk wall rack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-02-17
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Granted: 1990-07-10
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Expires: 2009-02-17
Abstract
Abstract This visual compact disc wall rack is designed to display a multiple number of compact music disc cases. Primarily, a rack is composed of a rectangular frame having vertical and horizontal members defining compartment openings for receiving the cases, and hook pile fasteners are secured in the compartment openings or mating engagement with loop pile fasteners secured to the rear surfaces of the cases. Further provided are similar fasteners on the edges of the frame, so as to secure a pair or more of the frames together when desired in a grouping.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas J. Hunt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:11
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/14; A47F7/146; A47F5/00; A47F5/08; A47F5/0807; G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0461; G11B33/0483
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A visual compact disc wall rack for removably storing compact music disc cases which comprises: (a) a frame having two vertical members and two horizontal members; (b) at least one additional vertical member equally spaced apart from each of the said two vertical members and fixedly secured at each end to said horizontal members of said frame; (c) at least one additional horizontal member also equally spaced apart from each of the said two horizontal members and fixedly secured at each end to said vertical members of said frame and thereby defining compartments that removably receive said compact music disc cases; (d) horizontal mounting strips fixedly secured into said frame, and hook and loop pile first fastener means attached to said mounting strips which cooperates with mating hook and loop pile for first fastener means secured to said compact music disc cases for holding the compact music disc cases into said frame; (e) a back board fixedly secured to said frame; (f) a second mating hook and loop pile fastener means secured to an edge of said frame for holding duplicate pluralities of said frames together when displayed in a grouping; and (g) a cut-out opening provided in some edges of one side of said vertical members whereby the tips of a person's finger may be received to remove a case of said compact music disc cases from said frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A visual compact disc wall rack for removably storing compact music disc cases which comprises: (a) a frame having two vertical members and two horizontal members; (b) at least one additional vertical member equally spaced apart from each of the said two vertical members and fixedly secured at each end to said horizontal members of said frame; (c) at least one additional horizontal member also equally spaced apart from each of the said two horizontal members and fixedly secured at each end to said vertical members of said frame and thereby defining compartments that removably receive said compact music disc cases; (d) horizontal mounting strips fixedly secured into said frame, and hook and loop pile first fastener means attached to said mounting strips which cooperates with mating hook and loop pile for first fastener means secured to said compact music disc cases for holding the compact music disc cases into said frame; (e) a back board fixedly secured to said frame; (f) a second mating hook and loop pile fastener means secured to an edge of said frame for holding duplicate pluralities of said frames together when displayed in a grouping; and (g) a cut-out opening provided in some edges of one side of said vertical members whereby the tips of a person's finger may be received to remove a case of said compact music disc cases from said frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A visual compact disc wall rack as set forth in claim 1, wherein each one of said horizontal mounting strips is fixedly secured to said back board that is fixedly secured to said frame, and a loop pile fastener of said hook and loop pile first fasteners means is fixedly secured in a recessed opening provided in said horizontal mounting strips, and said loop pile fastener matingly engages with a hook pile fastener fixedly secured to a rear surface of said compact music disc case.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A visual compact disc wall rack as set forth in claim 2, wherein hook and loop pile fastener strips of said hook and loop pile second fastener means, are fixedly secured to recessed side, top and bottom portions of a pair of said frames for securing a plurality of said pair of frames together.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-07-09 | 1994-01-08 | 1994-07-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-07-09 | 1998-01-08 | 1998-07-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-07-09 | 2002-01-08 | 2002-07-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |