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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1998
Christopher G Palmer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Peter J Palmer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Steven A Gelphman, San Jose, CA (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
For storage of storage media (22), a sleeve (10) having one or two storage pocket (20) formed between an optional substrate (16) and two cover plates (18). The sleeves (10) in turn may be mounted on a spine (12) having a plurality of vertebrae (56) connected by flexible hinges (60). The sleeves (10) mount on respective vertebrae (56) by slidable insertion of mounting slots (54) onto mounting tracks (58). The flexible hinges (60) then permit easy user access to and review of the storage media (22) contents of individual sleeves (10) in an intuitive roll-and-tumble manner. The sleeves (10) and the spine (12) may in turn also be stored in a clam-shell style case (88) or a wallet style case (108), or loose sleeves (10) may be stored in a tray (118).