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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Jivan Kumar Khosla, Newtown, PA (US);
United States Can Company, Lombard, IL (US);
Abstract
A holder ( ) for CDs, DVDs (D) and the like includes a plastic molded container ( ) sized to accommodate the discs. Along one side ( ) of the container, on an inner wall thereof, a living hinge ( ) is formed. The opposite side ( ) of the container has an interlocking surface. At one end (E) of the container, a slit (S) is formed which extends between the two sides of the container. By pressing against the sides of the container the slit widens into a gap (G) sufficiently wide for a disc to be removed from or inserted into the holder. A truncated cone ( ) is molded into an inside surface ( ) of one cover ( ) of the holder and rings ( ) are molded into this surface and the inside surface ( ) of the opposite cover ( ). This cone/ring assembly holds the seated disc it in place. Guide rails ( ) are formed on the same side of the cover as the living hinge to guide the disc during its insertion and removal. The holder allows the user to extract a disc for play or store it after play using only one hand.