Patent ID: 6216863
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A container for a laminar disc, said container comprising, a double-walled container including a rectangular shell and a cartridge adapted to position said disc within said cartridge in said shell; said shell havingone open end oppositely disposed relative to an end-wall having a recessed slideway, and a shell roof and floor spaced apart by opposed shell-sidewalls; and,an ejection button non-removably disposed for reciprocation within said recessed slideway, said ejection button being positioned to abut said disc's periphery;said cartridge having one open end oppositely disposed relative to a cartridge end-wall having a recess, and a cartridge roof and floor spaced apart by opposed cartridge-sidewalls, said cartridge's open end being substantially coextensive with said shell's open end; said cartridge havingopposed guide rails in mirror-image relationship with each other, each with an inclined ramp over a portion of its length along said opposed cartridge-sidewalls;a rounded detent disposed intermediate the rails, said detent projecting downward from said cartridge roof, said detent being dimensioned to be insertable within said disc's central aperture, said ramps having an upward inclination adapted to urge said central aperture into engagement with said rounded detent; said cartridge's recess being adapted to present said disc's periphery for abutment against said ejection button protruding into said cartridge,whereby said disc is ejectable through said open ends when said ejection button is thrust against said disc.