Patent ID: 6027186
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An improved compact disk storage assembly, comprising a housing, and a plurality of disk storage cases arranged in a spaced-apart relationship inside said housing, whereinsaid housing includes an upper cover, a base, and left and right side plates, a lower side of said upper cover and an upper side of said base being both provided with retaining hooks at four corners thereof, upper and lower end faces of said left and right side plates being provided with hook engaging holes for engaging said retaining hooks on said upper cover and said base, inner sides of said left and right side plates being respectively provided with a plurality of slide tracks that are of equal length and that are spaced apart from each other in a parallel relationship, a stop being provided at a front end of each of said slide tracks;said storage cases each includes a support rack and a disk receiving plate disposed on said support rack, in whichsaid support rack having two lateral side walls and a rear wall, each lateral side wall being provided with slide blocks near front and rear ends on an outer side thereof that are adapted to displace slidably along said slide tracks on the inner sides of said corresponding one of said left and right side plates, retaining grooves being provided at the front ends of said lateral side walls of said support rack on the inner sides thereof; andsaid disk receiving plate has upper and lower sides forming a receiving recess adapted to receive a disk, said receiving recess being centrally provided with a retaining flange for retaining and positioning the disk, projections being provided on both sides of said receiving plate to engage said retaining grooves of said support rack such that said projections engage said retaining grooves of said support rack when said disk receiving plate is being pulled out so as to permit pulling out of said support rack with said disk receiving plate, wherebyeach of said disk receiving plates can be pulled out individually along with the corresponding support rack to a certain distance to allow placement or removal of disks, said disk receiving plates being turnable to allow placement of disks on both sides thereof, thereby increasing the storage capacity of said compact disk storage assembly.