Patent ID: 6086170
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compact disk storage box comprising a bottom shell, a top cover shell, and a plurality of individual compact disk holder units arranged in a stack between said bottom shell and said top cover shell for holding individual compact disks respectively, wherein said individual compact disk holder units each comprise:a holder base, said holder base comprising a vertical peripheral flange raised from a bottom side wall thereof, a longitudinal sliding slot longitudinally provided on the middle, and two oblique sliding grooves symmetrically provided at the bottom side wall and bilaterally spaced from said longitudinal sliding slot at two opposite sides;a sliding compact disk carriage moved in and out of said holder base for holding an individual compact disk, said sliding compact disk carriage comprising a springy retaining strip provided at a front side thereof, two retaining portions bilaterally raised from said springy retaining strip that are forced into engagement with the peripheral flange of said holder base to hold said sliding compact disk carriage in position when said sliding compact disk carriage is pushed back to the inside of said holder base, and a transverse sliding groove at a bottom side wall thereof at a rear side remote from said springy retaining strip; anda linkage coupled between said holder base and said sliding compact disk carriage for enabling said sliding compact disk carriage to be moved in and out of said holder base, said linkage comprising pivot pin inserted through the longitudinal sliding slot at said holder base, a first link turned about said pivot pin, said first link having a front end rod slidably coupled to the transverse sliding groove at said sliding compact disk carriage and a rear end rod slidably coupled to one oblique sliding groove at said holder base, a second link turned about the pivot pin and crossed to said first link, said second link having a front end rod slidably coupled to the transverse sliding groove at said sliding compact disk carriage and a rear end rod slidably coupled to one oblique sliding groove at said holder base, and a torsional spring mounted on said pivot pin and connected between said first link and said second link to pull rear ends of said first link and said second link together, enabling said sliding compact disk carriage to be extended out of said holder base.