BOITIER POUR DISQUE COMPACT

COMPACT DISK CARRYING CONTAINER

Abrégé anglais

A compact disk carrying container comprising: an
upper cover having a left side and a right side walls each
formed with a plurality of inwardly extending flanges at a
lower edge and a recess close a rear end; and a lower
cover having a left side and a right side walls each
formed with an upper groove and a lower groove, said upper
groove being provided with a protuberance adapted to
engage the recess of said upper cover while said lower
groove being adapted to receive the flanges of said upper
cover thereby enabling said upper cover to slide with
respect to said lower cover, said lower cover being formed
at a center with a retainer for keeping a compact disk in
place.

Revendications

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CLAIMS:
1. A compact disk carrying container comprising:
an upper cover having a left side and a right side
walls each formed with a plurality of inwardly extending
flanges at a lower edge and a recess close a rear end; and
a lower cover having a left side and a right side
walls each formed with an upper groove and a lower groove,
said upper groove being provided with a protuberance
adapted to engage the recess of said upper cover while
said lower groove being adapted to receive the flanges of
said upper cover thereby enabling said upper cover to
slide with respect to said lower cover, said lower cover
being formed at a center with a retainer for keeping a
compact disk in place.
2. The compact disk carrying container as claimed in
Claim 1, wherein said upper cover is formed at a rear side
with two vertical key slots with an enlarged portion at a
lower end.
3. The compact disk carrying container as claimed in
Claim 1, wherein said upper cover having a front side

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provided with a curved portion protruding inward, said
curved portion being formed with a curved groove.
4. The compact disk carrying container as claimed in
Claim 2, further comprising two securing bolts adapted to
fit into said vertical key slot.

Description

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TITLE: A COMPACT DISK CARRYING CONTAINER
This invention relates to an improved compact disk
carrying container.
It has been found that the conventional compact disk
carrying container consists of an upper cover A, a lower
cover B hingedly connected with the upper cover at one
side, and a disk holder C fitted in the lower cover B.
The upper cover is formed at both sides with a vertical
side wall having a cavity A1. The lower cover B is formed
at both sides with a protuberance A1 adapted to engage the
cavity A1 of the upper cover A. The disk holder is formed
with a retainer C1 at the center for keeping a compact
disk in place. However, such a compact disk carrying
container has the following drawbacks:
1. Three molds are required for manufacture thereby
increasing the manufacturing cost.
2. It is not easy to open.
3. It is often confusing as to finding out the
correct direction to open the compact disk carrying
container.

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4. The hinge connection between the upper cover A
and the lower cover B is so weak that it will be easily
broken when dropping down on the ground.
5. It is necessary to prepare a cabinet for storing
the compact disk carrying containers hence increasing the
burden to the user.
It is, therefore, an object of an aspect of the
present invention to provide an improved compact dick
carrying container which can obviate and mitigate the
above-mentioned drawbacks.
This invention relates to an improved compact disk
carrying container.
It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which is simple in container.
It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which requires only two molds for manufacture.
It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which is low in cost.
It is an object of an aspect of the present of
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which is smooth in operation.
It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which is easy to open.

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It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which can be firmly kept at a closed condition thereby
preventing the compact disk from dropping out
inadvertently.
It is an object of an aspect of the present
invention to provide a compact disk carrying container
which can be conveniently connected with a plurality
compact disk carrying container as desired.
An aspect of the invention is as follows: A compact
disk carrying container comprising: an upper cover
having a left side and a right side walls each formed
with a plurality of inwardly extending flanges at a lower
edge and a recess close a rear end; and a lower cover
having a left side and a right side walls each formed
with an upper groove and a lower groove, said upper
groove being provided with a protuberance adapted to
engage the recess of said upper cover while said lower
groove being adapted to receive the flanges of said upper
cover thereby enabling said upper cover to slide with
respect to said lower cover, said lower cover being
formed at a center with a retainer for keeping a compact
disk in place.
Other objects and merits and a fuller understanding
of the present invention will be obtained by those having
ordinary skill in the art when the following detailed
description of the preferred embodiment is read in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like

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numerals refer to like or similar parts.
FIG. 1A is an exploded view of a first prior art
compact disk container;
FIG. 1B is an enlarged fragmentary view of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a second prior art
compact disk container;
FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the second prior art
compact disk container;
FIG. 3B shows a sliding structure of the second prior
art compact disk container;
FIG. 3C shows another sliding structure of the second
prior art compact disk container;
FIG. 4A is an exploded view of the present invention;
FIG. 4B is an enlarged fragmentary view of the
present invention;
FIG. 5A is a top view of the upper cover;
FIG. 5B is a front view of the upper cover;
FIG. 5C is~a bottom view of the upper cover;
FIG. 5D is a rear view of the upper cover;
FIG. 5E is a side view of the upper cover;

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FIG. 6A is a top view of the lower cover;
FIG. 6B is a rear view of the lower cover;
FIG. 6C is a bottom view of the lower cover;
FIG. 6D is a front view of the lower cover;
5 FIG. 6E is a side view of the lower cover;
FIG. 7A is a partly broken perspective view of the
present invention;
FIG. 7B is an enlarged fragmentary view of FIG. 7A;
FIG. 7C is another enlarged fragmentary view of FIG.
7A;
FIG. 7D is still another enlarged fragmentary view of
FIG. 7A;
FIG. 8A shows the open condition of the present
invention;
FIG. 8B is an enlarged fragmentary view of FIG. 8A;
FIG. 9A shows the way to engage a plurality of
compact disk carrying containers together;
FIG. 9B is an enlarged sectional view of the securing
bolt;
FIG. 10 shows the way to remove a desired compact

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disk carry container;
FIG. 11 shows another arrangment of the compact disk
carrying container according to the present invention;
FIG. 12 shows a third arrangment of the compact disk
carrying container according to the present invention; and
FIG. 13 illustrates the way to package the present
invention.
For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the
principles of the invention, reference will now be made to
the embodiment illustrated in the drawings. Specific
language will be used to describe same. It will,
nevertheless, be understood that no limitation of the
scope of the invention is thereby intended, such
alternations and further modifications in the illustrated
device, and such further applications of the principles of
the invention as illustrated herein being contemplated as
would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which
the invention relates.
With reference to the drawings and in particular to
FIGS. 4 thereof, the compact disc carrying container

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according to the present invention mainly comprises an
upper cover 10 and a lower cover 20.
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E, the upper
cover 10 is formed with a left side and a right side walls
14 each formed with a plurality of inwardly extending
flanges 141 at the lower edge. Each of the side wall 14
has a recess 17 close to the rear end. An elongated
member 13 which is parallel to the side wall 14 depends
downwardly from the bottom surface of the upper cover 10.
Between the elongated protuberance 13 and the side wall 14
there are a plurality of slots 15. The rear side of the
upper cover 10 is formed with two elongated portions 19
and curved recess 12 between the two elongated portions
19. Each of the elongated portions 19 extends to connect
with the corresponding elongated member 13. The front
side 11 of the lower cover 10 has two vertical key slots
16 at both ends and ~ curved portion 111 protruding inward
at the intermediate portion. The curved portion 111 is
formed with a curved groove 112. The vertical key slot 16
is formed an enlarged portion 161 at the lower end.

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Between the slot 16 and the side wall 14 there is a notch
148. The upper cover 10 is further provided with two
projections 18 on the top thereof.
Referring to FIGS. 4, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E, the
lower cover 20 is provided at the center with a retainer
C1 for keeping a compact disk in place. The lower cover
20 includes a left side, a right side, a rear side 21, and
a front side 27. The left and right sides of the lower
cover 20 are formed with two spaced racks 25 which are
aligned with each other. Each of the racks 25 is formed
with an upper groove and a lower groove 258 which are
parallel to each other. On the upper groove 258 there are
two projections 251 at two ends. The front side of the
lower cover 20 has two vertical key slots 26 which are in
alignment with the vertical key slots 16 of the upper
cover 10. At the intermediate portion of the front side
of the lower cover 20 there is a curved recess 22 which is
adapted to receive the curved portion 112 of the upper
cover 10. A partition composed of ribs 24 and 27 is
formed just behind the front side of the lower cover 20.

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The intermediate portion of the rear side 21 of the lower
cover 20 has a curved portion 211 which protrudes inward
and adapts to be received in the curved recess 12 of the
upper cover 10. The curved portion 211 is formed with a
curved cavity having two openings 213 adapted to engage
two hooks 2141 of a handle 214 (see FIG. 7C).
When the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 20 are
fitted together, the flange 141 of the upper cover 10 is
adapted to the lower groove 258 of the lower cover 20
while the projections 17 are slidably engaged with the
upper groove 259 of the lower cover 20 thereby enabling
the upper cover 10 to slide with respect to the lower
cover 20. As the upper cover 10 is pushed to close the
lower cover 20, the projections 17 of the upper cover 10
will be engaged with the projections 251 of the lower
cover 20 so that the upper cover 10 will be firmly engaged
with the lower cover 20 hence preventing it from being
inadvertently opened.
A securing bolt 40 with a flange 42 and a head
portion 41 is snugly fitted into the vertical

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slot of the container (see FIGS. 9A and 9B). The flange
42 is adapted to the enlarged portion 161 of the vertical
slot 16 of the upper cover 10 while the head portion 41
fitted into the vertical slot 26 of the lower cover 20.
5 Further, the bottom of the securing bolt 40 is formed with
a threaded hole 44 at the center so that the bottom of a
securing bolt 40 can be engaged with the threaded rod
portion 43 of another securing bolt 60 thus enabling a
plurality of the containers to be connected together. When
10 desired to remove a container, it is only necessary to
pull the container out of the securing bolt 60 (see FIG.
10).
Further, the containers can be conveniently connected
in any desired arrangement such as those shown in FIGS. 11
and 12.
The invention is naturally not limited in any sense
to the particular features specified in the forgoing or to
the details of the particular embodiment which has been
chosen in order to illustrate the invention.
Consideration can be given to all kinds of variants of the

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particular embodiment which has been described by way of
example and of its constituent elements without thereby
departing from the scope of the invention. This invention
accordingly includes all the means constituting technical
equivalents of the means described as well as their
combinations.

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