Disc package with securing ledges

Abstract

A package for housing a disc is provided, including a cover forming an elongated spine panel with first and second opposing panels extending therefrom such that the opposing panels selectively rotate between open and closed positions and a tray attached to one of the opposing panels. The tray has a planar surface and first and second opposing angular surfaces extending from the planar surface. Each angular surface has a slot for receiving an edge of the disc to support the disc above the planar surface, wherein at least one of the angular surfaces can be deflected to facilitate removal and insertion of the disc.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 922,124, filed Apr. 6, 2007 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 965,875, filed Aug. 23, 2007, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to a reclosable storage package for recording media and, more particularly, to a package having securing ledges for storing a media disc.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]Various types of planar discs are in use at the present time to record and store information which is to be retrieved by various means, such as by optical or magnetic means. Typical of such discs are compact discs (CDs) or digital video discs (DVDs) in which information is digitally recorded by use of a laser beam and then read optically by a laser beam. Such discs are used to...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]It is an object of the subject disclosure to provide a package for holding discs that is easy to manufacture, lightweight and may be made from environmentally friendly materials.

Problems solved by technology

For this reason, as well as because the typical jewel box requires three separately injection molded elements which must be manually assembled, the use of this type of enclosure is relatively expensive.

Moreover, the use of such an enclosure is believed to be ecologically unacceptable by many because the plastic is non-biodegradable and, in view of the huge volume of such enclosures in use today, the disposal of these enclosures poses either a real or potential environmental problem.

Still further, polymeric jewel boxes are relatively heavy and therefore, are not well suited for applications in which the CDs or DVDs are shipped through the mail.

The weight of the plastic case adds significantly to the postal cost of the shipment.

The problem with this type of arrangement is that the book frequently opens and provides little protection for the disc there within.

Moreover, this type of package still includes a relatively heavy plastic components.

It should be apparent, therefore, that efforts to date directed at hybrid packaging containing multiple discs suffer from one or more shortcomings which make the resulting CD packaging unsatisfactory or require unduly complex manufacturing.

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