Optical Disc Holder

Abstract

An optical disc holder comprises at least one first pocket (102) for accommodating an optical disc, and at least one second pocket (1140 for accommodating an information sheet associated with and related to the disc. There is a backing (106) for the first and second pockets that is substantially rigid whereby a multiplicity of the holders may be arranged as a group side-by-side in a larger storage location and readily withdrawn from or re-inserted in the group.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to storage devices for discs, and in particular, optical discs. More particularly, this invention relates to the storage of digital versatile discs and the information supplied with such discs.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Traditionally, compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) have been stored in transparent virgin GPPS (General Purpose Polystyrene) cases more commonly referred to as crystal or jewel cases. Such cases protect the discs from being scratched, prevent the discs from being bent and subsequently broken, and provide clips or a space for retaining the information such as artwork or lyrics sold with discs. However, in recent years the number of optical discs, and in particular DVDs and CDs, has grown substantially. Many people are assembling large movie collections on DVDs and storing photographs on CDs, therefore increasing the storage space required for crystal or jewel cases containing CDs or DVDs.[0003]In ...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]An advantage of the present invention is that the space required to store optical discs, such as CDs and DVDs, is greatly reduced. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the physical storage compression is significantly better when comparing the present invention and traditional jewel cases. For example, five disc holders according to the present invention may be stored in the same space as one standard 1-or 2-disc DVD jewel case.

[0016]The pockets may be transparent so that the disc and / or information sheet(s) may be identified without having to remove the disc or sheet from the holder. The pockets may be formed from transparent polypropylene sheet or any other transparent material. Alternatively, the pockets need not be transparent and may be formed from any other suitable material. In either event, the material of the pockets is chemically inert or stable so as not to react with optical disc substrate or have a chemical reaction with the ink used to screen print titles on optical discs.

[0017]The backing may comprise a board, eg polypropylene board or other suitable rigid material, eg. fibreboard, cardboard or strawboard. The backing may include a fabric covering to assist in the prevention of disc scratching or like damage. The fabric may be polypropylene or any other suitable fabric.

[0018]The pockets and backing may be joined by high frequency welding, adhesive or any other suitable joining method.

[0019]There may be first pockets for one, two or several discs, and pockets may each accommodate more than one disc. An advantage of storing more than one disc per pocket is that DVDs or CDs that are commonly sold as ‘double’ issues or special editions may be accommodated in the same holder.

Problems solved by technology

The albums are themselves difficult to store as they are often large and bulky.

The space required exceeds that required for the discs, as the album often has some type of protection for the discs which increases the space required.

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