U.S. Philips Corporation

Rolf D Brandt

Hermann Grobecker

Werner Heuer

A package having a plurality of rectangular component parts pivotably connected to one another about parallel swiveling axes. These parts include at least one disc carrier, having clamping elements for holding a disc to the carrier, as an intermediate part arranged between two covers. Swiveling axes for interconnecting the intermediate parts to each other and to the covers are situated alternately at opposite ends of the parts, so that the package opens into a zig-zag configuration. A cover may have an end portion arranged for positioning a thick textual insert having a spine, to allow text on the spine to be read through the end wall of the package. A single disc and a text insert over 3 mm thick can be stored in a package having principal dimensions the same as the standard individual CD package. For storing a plurality of discs, a disc carrier may have clamping elements on opposite sides of the carrier, preferably formed simultaneously with the carrier as one injection molding.

Growing community of inventors

Hanover, Germany

Rolf D Brandt