Folded paper board cd carrier and method of making the same

Abstract

A device for carrying a compact disc having a central aperture and a method of forming the same are provided. The device comprises a blank formed from a single piece of paper board stock, with the blank including a generally rectangular portion having a plurality of fold lines dividing the blank into a plurality of sections. At least one of the sections is foldable along a fold line to a closed position in which the one section forms with an adjacent section an enclosure. A hub is formed in the one section, with the hub including a pair of members. Each member includes an outer portion sized to extend through the compact disc aperture. Each member is shiftable between an unfolded position, in which the member is disposed in the plane of the one section, to a first folded position, in which the member outer portion is folded along a first fold line and is positioned to extend through the compact disc aperture. Each member is further shiftable to a second folded position, in which the outer portion is foldable along a second fold line, with the second fold line being spaced away from the first fold line by a distance generally equivalent to the thickness of the compact disc. Thus, upon shifting the members to the first folded position a compact disc may be placed adjacent the one section, and upon shifting the members to the second folded position and folding the sections to the closed position a compact disc may be secured in the enclosure.