Patent ID: 6276523
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
A container for retaining and storing a compact disc and accompanying printed materials, the container comprising:a back cover comprising a rectangular outside back panel and a rectangular inside back panel, said outside and inside back panels each constructed of thin, pliable, sheet-like, transparent, plastic material sealed together at their perimeters on at least one side thereof to form a pocket therebetween for retention of said printed materials;a front cover comprising a rectangular outside front panel and a rectangular inside front panel, said outside and inside front panels each constructed of thin, pliable, sheet-like, transparent, plastic material sealed together at their perimeters on at least one side thereof to form a pocket therebetween for retention of said printed materials, said front cover attached to said back cover along a common edge thereof and foldable between a fully open position with said front and back covers apart and coplanar and a closed position with said front and back covers adjacent and parallel, said fully open position permitting insertion and removal of said compact disc from said container without sliding contact between said compact disc and said inside front and back panels;a first closure means component positioned on the perimeter of said inside front panel on all edges thereof except said common edge; anda second closure means component positioned on the perimeter of said inside back panel on all edges thereof except said common edge, and comprising a material attractive to said first closure means component;wherein said compact disc may be positioned between said back cover and said front cover and retained within the confines of said container, surrounded by said closure means components on three sides thereof and said common edge on a fourth side thereof, when said front cover is folded over said back cover so as to match with said back cover at said closure means components said closure means components forming a barrier to the removal of said compact disc from said container and a barrier to the entry of foreign particulate matter.