Patent ID: 6119857
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A container adapted to hold an object such as a disk, the container comprising:a base tray includingan inside bottom surface,a pair of side walls protruding upwardly from the inside bottom surface,a rear wall extending upwardly from the inside bottom surface,a front wall extending upwardly from the inside bottom surface,a disk tray for mounting the disk, the disk tray comprising:a recessed surface for securing the disk includinga centralized, substantially circular center surface,a mounting hub integrally formed with the center surface for engaging a centralized hole of the disk, anddisk tray fastening means for fastening the disk tray into the base tray; anda cover includingan inside top surface,a pair of parallel side walls protruding downwardly from the inside top surface,a pair of tab rails, parallel to the side walls and protruding downwardly from the inside top surface, the tab rails each including a tab in a plane perpendicular to the respective tab rails and co-planar with the inside top surface, the tabs positioned on the side of the tab rails opposite the parallel side walls, anda front wall extending downwardly from the inside top surface, anda hinge for hingedly connecting the cover to the base tray, the hinge having two male portions and two female portions;the male portions being integrally formed with the cover, each male portion extending from adjacent comers of the cover in the same direction, the male portions being substantially co-planar with the cover, each male portion comprising:an inside wall and an outside wall, a first end of the inside wall connecting to the back wall of the cover, the inside wall extending outward from the back wall of the cover and a second end of the inside wall connecting to a turn portion of the outside wall, and the outside wall extending inward toward the back wall of the cover to define an expansion gap between an outer end of the outside wall and the back wall of the cover, wherein the outward bending of the male portion at least narrows the gap between the outer end of the outside wall and the back wall of the cover,the inside wall parallel to the outside wall and positioned so as to define an opening between the inside wall and outside wall, anda nipple on a side of the inside wall facing an opposing nipple and inside wall of the opposing male portion, the nipple corresponding in size, shape and location to a receiving aperture in the female portion,the female portions being integral to the base tray, each female portion defining an aperture through the side wall of the base tray for rotatably capturing the nipple from the respective male portion of the hinge.