Patent ID: 6837370
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disc case with a tray and an openable and closable lid attached to the tray, comprising: a disc storage recess formed in the tray, said recess having a non-circular elliptical or oval shape having a major axis extending in a surface direction of the disc and a minor axis extending in a surface direction of the disc at right angles to the major axis; a disc supporting portion formed on a peripheral wall portion of the recess and capable of supporting the outer peripheral portion of the disc in a manner such that the recording surface of the disc is floating; a plurality of spring portions provided on the peripheral wall portion of the tray in the circumferential direction thereof, each of said spring portions including a spring element adapted to urge the outer peripheral portion of the disc in a diametrical direction of the disc, thereby bending the spring element in a direction to allow insertion of the disc into the recess, as the disc is inserted into the recess; a protuberance that projects into the recess for preventing the disc from slipping out of the recess; and a lug formed in the lid, said lug contacting the outer peripheral portion of the disc stored in the recess when the lid is closed.