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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Jose Pascual Garcia, Jr., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Michael John Brown, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Jose Pascual Garcia, Jr., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Michael John Brown, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., , NJ (US);
Abstract
A disc cartridge storage case has a clam-shell type construction with front and back panels and a middle panel connected between the front and back panels by integral hinges. The front and back panels are pivotable relative to the middle panel between respective open and closed positions. A holder is provided on the middle panel for holding a disc cartridge perpendicular to the middle panel. The holder has a rigid support and a flexible support with a slot therebetween for receiving the disc cartridge. Pins with beveled ends are provided on the flexible support and extend into the slot for engaging corresponding holes in the disc cartridge. The flexible support allows the pins to be flexed outwardly away from the first rigid support to facilitate inserting and removing the disc cartridge from the slot. The back panel prevents the flexible support from flexing outward when the case is closed.