Patent ID: 6511731
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: G09F,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A label for an optical disk of the type having a hole therethrough for being positioned onto a rotatable spindle by which the optical disk is rotated, and comprising a sheet having a size and shape for being positioned on and adhered to the optical disk and overlying and covering the hole, said sheet including a plurality of slits formed therein for being positioned in registration with the hole in the disk when the label is positioned on the disk and defining between the slits a plurality of adjacent sheet segments for normally residing in the plane of the sheet and providing an appearance of an imperforate sheet, said slits being deformable upwardly from the plane of the sheet in response to the optical disk being placed onto the rotatable spindle for use, whereby the plurality of sheet segments covering the hole can be provided with visual material while not interfering with the utility of the hole in the disk.