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US5213209A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

One touch drawer type opening and closing device for a compact disc storage case

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-01-28
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Granted: 1993-05-25
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Expires: 2012-01-28
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to a single touch drawer type opening and closing device for a compact disc storage case in which a disc storage drawer is automatically locked during closing and automatically opened when released by the single touch. Also, an opened drawer plate will not be removable from the case. A lock contains a key guiding device which operates in one direction. A drawer plate has a key, a stepped sill, and disc storage space. The drawer plate is inserted into a storage case. A hooking protrusion is located on the storage case. A triangular plate is mounted within the lock to form a key guiding way. A hooking device, formed with a protuberance, is pivotably fixed by a pivot pin. A slide, movably fixed with second hooking devices, is urged by a compression spring. A five sided flat plate key, formed with locking protuberances, is mounted on the drawer. In another embodiment, a rail groove is formed with several steps as a one way direction path. A leaf spring is fixed on the case. A bracket type key is pivotably fixed on the drawer by a pivot pin 18 to thereby be urged by the leaf spring.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jin W. Song

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 08:43
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0411; G11B33/0422

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A single touch drawer opening and closing device for a compact disc storage case, said case having a drawer which is inserted at an inserting opening on a front surface of a box-like body, said single touch drawer opening and closing device comprising: a lock including a key guiding means operated in a one way direction, said lock is provided at an innermost right side of said box-liked body; a hooking protrusion located at a front side of a right inner wall of a disc storage space; and a stepped sill located on said drawer, said stepped sill is located at a recessed bottom surface of said drawer, wherein said drawer is automatically locked when said drawer is closed and is automatically opened when the drawer is released by a single touch, and said stepped sill preventing said drawer from being removed from the case when the drawer is automatically opened.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A single touch drawer opening and closing device for a compact disc storage case, said case having a drawer which is inserted at an inserting opening on a front surface of a box-like body, said single touch drawer opening and closing device comprising: a lock including a key guiding means operated in a one way direction, said lock is provided at an innermost right side of said box-liked body; a hooking protrusion located at a front side of a right inner wall of a disc storage space; and a stepped sill located on said drawer, said stepped sill is located at a recessed bottom surface of said drawer, wherein said drawer is automatically locked when said drawer is closed and is automatically opened when the drawer is released by a single touch, and said stepped sill preventing said drawer from being removed from the case when the drawer is automatically opened.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 137 words
A single touch drawer opening and closing device for a compact disc storage case according to claim 1, wherein said lock further comprises: a triangular plate mounted within the lock, said key guiding means formed around the triangular plate, first hooking means formed with a protuberance at a front end, said hooking means is pivotably mounted on a pivot pin, a slide means movably mounted with a second hooking means formed with hooking projections at stepped portion of both corners of a front side of the slide, a compression spring for urging the slide, and a five sided flat plate key formed with locking protuberance which are grasped by said hooked projections of said second hooking means, said five sided flat plate key is mounted at an innermost right side on a bottom surface of the drawer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 110 words
A single touch drawer opening and closing device of a compact disc storage case according to claim 1, wherein several steps of said stepped sill are formed at a bottom surface of an innermost right side of the case, a rail groove is formed on a bottom of said case, said rail groove having a one way direction, a leaf spring is fixed at an inner wall of an innermost side of said case, and bracket type key is pivotably mounted by a pivot pin at an innermost right side on a bottom surface of the drawer, said bracket type key urged by said leaf spring around said rail groove.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-05-24 1996-11-23 1997-05-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-05-24 2000-11-23 2001-05-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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