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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2004
Applicant:
William Scott Ballantine, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventor:
William Scott Ballantine, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/57 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc sleeve is provided for allowing safe storage of discs and/or information articles. The sleeve may include a disc access opening formed on a wall of the sleeve and an information article access opening along an edge of the sleeve. The sleeve also may include a disc retention joint to allow for secure storage of a disc when the sleeve is turned upside down, shaken, or handled during manufacturing. The sleeve may be designed to include a use verification joint to verify whether the disc has been removed from the sleeve.