Patent ID: 7905347
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, injection-molded case for optical storage discs, said case comprising: a spine; a front cover coupled to said spine via a first living hinge; a back cover coupled to said spine via a second living hinge; a flexible, transparent, polymeric sleeve that is bonded to an edge of an outer planar surface of said front cover that is most distant from the first living hinge and to an edge of an outer planar surface of said back cover that is most distant from the second living hinge, said flexible, transparent, polymeric sleeve covering major portions of said front cover, said back cover, and said spine; a disc attachment hub provided on the back cover; upper and lower disc support shelves provided on the back cover; and two booklet clips integral with the front cover to retain an information booklet within the interior of the case when the case is in a closed configuration; wherein said case, when in a closed configuration, has an upper, a lower, a closure, and a spine sidewall, and at least three of the sidewalls are at least partially curved, and at least three corners of the sidewalls are generally semi-cylindrical in shape; wherein the first living hinge is positioned at a first quarter of the spine sidewall, and the second living hinge is positioned at a third quarter of the spine sidewall such that the front cover, back cover and spine lie in a common plane when the case is in a open configuration; wherein said flexible, transparent, polymeric sleeve is displaced from an upper edge of the upper sidewall by at least an amount to provide a space for a title band having a generally planar surface on an upper portion of the case for showing a symbol or text; and wherein the portion of the front cover that is covered by the sleeve includes the booklet clips.