Patent ID: 6409012
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination of an index card and a cartridge storage case comprising:a cartridge storage case having a storage portion designed for storing a cartridge with a built-in disk-like recording medium and an index card, the case having an insertion port to receive the cartridge and the card; and, the index card comprising a card body having a base end and a folded edge opposite the base end, the card body to be inserted in a preset direction through said insertion port into said storage portion of said cartridge storage case, the base end having a spine portion, and a folded part which is formed by bending a free end part of said card body toward the base end at the folded edge in a double folding manner, wherein the folded part has a front side contacted with the card body and a back side contacted with the cartridge after the folded part is folded and the cartridge is inserted in the cartridge storage case, and wherein the folded part has a predetermined length that is less than a length of the card body between the folded edge and the base end, and wherein the folded edge and folded part are positioned such that a cartridge slides over the folded edge and folded part when the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge storage case.