US5740155A
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Display panel and compact disc assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-07-27
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Granted: 1998-04-14
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Expires: 2012-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A display panel and compact disc assembly whose panel is contour cut to define the silhouette of an image of a subject such as a well-known baseball player or a fanciful character. The compact disc is nested within a circular well recessed in the front face of the panel, the side of the disc which carries a recording relating to the subject then lying adjacent the base of the well. The exposed side of the disc which lies flush with the front face of the panel has a printable surface thereon. Printed on the front face of the panel is the image of the subject whose outline forms the silhouette, a significant portion of this image appearing on the printable surface on the exposed side of the disc. The same portion of the image is printed on the base of the well. Hence when the image of the subject is viewed with the disc in place, the viewer sees the entire image, and when the disc is removed from the panel, one still sees the entire image.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Spector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:59
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/38; G11B23/40; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0411; G11B33/0422
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A display panel and compact disc assembly comprising: (a) a panel on whose front face is recessed a circular well having a flat base; and (b) a compact disc nested in the well, one side of the disc carrying a recording relating to a well-known individual, character or other subject, this side lying adjacent the base of the well, the other side of the disc being substantially flush with the front face of the panel and having a printable surface, an image of said subject being printed on the front face and on the disc surface, whereby a portion of the image appears on the disc surface, the same portion being printed on the base of the well so that the image is fully seen whether or not the compact disc is in place in the well, said compact disc being provided with a center hub hole which excises a sub-portion of the portion of the image printed on the surface of the disc, which excised portion is seen through the hole on the base of the well, said panel being contoured to define a silhouette of the image, thereby forming a two-dimensional replica of the subject, said panel being of flexible material and said compact disc fitting snugly in said well, whereby when the panel is flexed, the disc pops out of the well.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A display panel and compact disc assembly comprising: (a) a panel on whose front face is recessed a circular well having a flat base; and (b) a compact disc nested in the well, one side of the disc carrying a recording relating to a well-known individual, character or other subject, this side lying adjacent the base of the well, the other side of the disc being substantially flush with the front face of the panel and having a printable surface, an image of said subject being printed on the front face and on the disc surface, whereby a portion of the image appears on the disc surface, the same portion being printed on the base of the well so that the image is fully seen whether or not the compact disc is in place in the well, said compact disc being provided with a center hub hole which excises a sub-portion of the portion of the image printed on the surface of the disc, which excised portion is seen through the hole on the base of the well, said panel being contoured to define a silhouette of the image, thereby forming a two-dimensional replica of the subject, said panel being of flexible material and said compact disc fitting snugly in said well, whereby when the panel is flexed, the disc pops out of the well.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said disc has a predetermined thickness and said well has a depth substantially equal to said thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said image is that of a sports figure having a given height and said two-dimensional replica is a reduced scale reproduction of this figure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein said replica is about two feet in height.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said panel is formed by two interlaminated plies of paperboard, one ply having a circular opening cut therein to define said well whose base is on the face of the other ply encircled by the opening.
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