Patent ID: 6726007
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compact disc storage case comprising:an upper lid, said upper lid being substantially rigid with a generally round perimeter edge; a retaining lip, said retaining lip protruding down from said perimeter edge of said upper lid, said retaining lip having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of a compact disc; a lower lid, said lower lid being substantially rigid and having a generally rectangular shape; a CD recess, said CD recess being located in said lower lid, said CD recess having a depth and an inner diameter greater than the thickness and outer diameter of the compact disc, respectively; a raised area, said raised area being located in said CD recess, said raised area having an attachment apparatus sized, shaped and disposed to connect to a center hole of the compact disc, two removal recesses being located on said lower lid to overlap said CD recess, each said removal recess being sized and shaped to facilitate access to grip a portion of the edge of the stored compact disc to ease its removal; two â€œDâ€  shaped holes, each said â€œDâ€  shaped hole being through said lower lid, each said â€œDâ€  shaped holes hole being located along the same edge of said lower lid, each said â€œDâ€  shaped hole being orientated symmetrically opposite the other said â€œDâ€  shaped hole, each said â€œDâ€  shaped hole being located outside of said CD recess, each said â€œDâ€  shaped hole being sized and located to mate said lower lid to a ringed binder; two slots, each said slot being through said lower lid, each said slot being located along the same edge of said lower lid as each said â€œDâ€  shaped hole, each said slot being orientated symmetrically opposite the other said slot, each said slot being located adjacent, but outboard from a said â€œDâ€  shaped hole, each said slot being located outside of said CD recess, each said slot having an enlarged hooked aperture and a narrowed offset opening to the edge, said opening and said aperture being sized and shaped to attach to a card index rail, each said slot being located to mate said lower lid to a pair of card index rails; a tab cantilevered radially outboard from said perimeter edge of said upper lid, said tab having a first end and a second end, a dome-shaped detent protruding from said first end and said second end of said tab; a tab receiver being located in said lower lid outside of said CD recess, said tab receiver having two detent receptacles; a hinge; said upper lid being hingeably attached to said lower lid by said hinge; said upper lid, said hinge and said lower lid being fabricated from a single piece of transparent material; and a CD retention cavity being defined when the upper surface of said upper lid is coplanar with the upper surface of said lower lid.