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Disc container assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-11-30
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2009-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A disc container assembly is provided for storing and filing a compact digital audio disc, or the like. The assembly includes container, and an identifier connected thereto. The container has a rear wall with an inner cylindrical recess for holding the disc. The container has top and bottom walls and left and right side walls. The container has a front door, which has top and bottom flanges that respectively overlap the top and bottom walls. The top wall has a pair of cutouts and the top flange has a pair of holes respectively overlapping the cutouts. The identifier has a longitudinal portion, which has indicia identifying the disc, and has a pair of tapered inserts with pointed ends with beveled edges for insertion in and receival by the respective openings.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy J. Sammet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0411; G11B33/0422
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A disc container assembly comprising: a container holding a disc; an identifier for identifying the disc; and connection means for attaching the identifier to the container, said connection means including opening means disposed in the container and insert means projecting from the identifier, and wherein said container has a rear wall, a bottom wall with cutouts, a top wall with cutouts and left and right side walls all rigidly connected together, and a front wall forming a front door, wherein said front door has a top flange overlapping the top wall and a bottom flange overlapping the bottom wall, and wherein said opening means includes holes disposed in the top flange and overlapping respectively the top cutouts and aligned to receive the insert means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A disc container assembly comprising: a container holding a disc; an identifier for identifying the disc; and connection means for attaching the identifier to the container, said connection means including opening means disposed in the container and insert means projecting from the identifier, and wherein said container has a rear wall, a bottom wall with cutouts, a top wall with cutouts and left and right side walls all rigidly connected together, and a front wall forming a front door, wherein said front door has a top flange overlapping the top wall and a bottom flange overlapping the bottom wall, and wherein said opening means includes holes disposed in the top flange and overlapping respectively the top cutouts and aligned to receive the insert means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said opening means includes a pair of cutouts disposed in the bottom wall and respectively aligned with the pair of top cutouts and said opening means includes a pair of holes disposed in the bottom flange and overlapping respectively the bottom cutouts for alternately receiving the pair of inserts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the front door has pivot means supported by the leftside wall, and wherein the rear wall has a cylindrical inner recess for receiving the disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein the identifier has a longitudinal portion for resting against the top wall and for supporting said pair of inserts and for marking with an identifying indicia, and wherein each said insert has tapered sides and has a pointed end.
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