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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Michael L. Hummell, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Brian Donald Hayes, Newport Beach, CA (US);
John Paul Ayers, Brea, CA (US);
Stomp, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A jewel case for an optical disc is provided which includes a bottom and a top interconnected by a hinge for enabling manual opening and closing of the case. A hub is formed in the bottom and includes a widened base for engaging a disc central aperture, and arcuate ribs are also formed in the bottom in a circular pattern are provided for accommodating the optical disc therebetween. The ribs have a height of a greater thickness of an optical disc for engaging the top to enable the optical disc to float between the top and the bottom of the case upon closure. The ribs have spaces therebetween for enabling fingertip access to the optical disc for removal of the optical disc from the hub. Dimples, formed in at least one of the top and the bottom outside of the arcuate ribs and positioned proximate each of the spaces between the ribs, are provided for preventing contact of the top and the bottom with the optical discs upon compression between the top and the bottom over the spaces between the ribs.