Patent ID: 7416079
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, injection-molded case for storing an optical storage disc, said case comprising: a spine; a front cover coupled to said spine via a first living hinge; and a back cover coupled to said spine via a second living hinge: wherein said case, when in a closed configuration, has generally semi-cylindrical rimwalls, including upper and lower rimwalls, a spine rimwall, and a closure rimwall, which intersect in generally quarter-spherical corners; and a disk mounting structure, including a hub and a platform, positioned on an inner surface of the back cover, said disk mounting structure being positioned closer to said lower rimwall than to said upper rimwall; and a flexible, polymeric sleeve that wraps around the spine rimwall and is bonded to an edge of the closure rimwall on an outer surface of said front cover and to an edge of the closure rimwall on an outer surface of said back cover, said flexible polymeric sleeve being vertically displaced from the top rimwall to provide a band having a generally planar surface on an upper portion of the case with a height within a range of about 1 to 2 centimeters; wherein positioning of the disk mounting structure closer to said lower rimwall than to said upper rimwall provides a space on an inner surface of the back cover, above the disk mounting structure and below the band on the upper portion of the case, for the mounting of an EAS tag.