Patent ID: 6648135
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk storage holder comprising:first and second housing members joined to each other and movable between an open position and a closed position; and a press-button assembly provided on the first housing member for securing a disk inside the storage holder, the press-button assembly comprising: a plurality of first resilient components having their first ends extending from the first housing member and spaced in a circumferential manner and their second ends freely extending towards a center portion of the press-button assembly, each first resilient component comprising a press-button at its free end, a first protrusion extending radially outwardly from the press-button, and a second protrusion provided on the first resilient component to support the disk from underneath; and a plurality of second resilient components having their first ends extending from the first housing member and being spaced in a circumferential manner and their second ends freely extending away from the first housing member; wherein, when the disk is mounted onto the press-button assembly, the first protrusions on the first resilient components extend over a portion of the disk for clasping the disk while the free ends on the second resilient components bias the disk toward the first protrusions; whereby the disk is retained in a stable and non-rotating manner inside the storage holder.