Patent ID: 6170658
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A holder for a generally circular electronic data storage disc, comprising:two opposed cover members;an intermediate member including opposed spaced apart sides, said intermediate member being connected to said opposed cover members by cooperating hinges between said cover members and said intermediate member at said opposed sides, respectively, said hinges being operable for moving said cover members to respective closed positions in engagement with said intermediate member to form opposed disc storage compartments between said intermediate member and said cover members, respectively; andlatches for retaining said cover members engaged with said intermediate member, respectively, in the closed positions of said cover members, respectively, and comprising bores formed in said cover members and cooperating bosses formed on said intermediate member and operable to project into said bores in forcible engagement with said cover members to retain said cover members in their closed positions, respectively, said bores project through said cover members, respectively, and open to respective outer surfaces of said cover members and said bosses include transverse endwalls engageable for pushing said bosses out of said bores, respectively, to open said storage compartments.