Patent ID: 6776282
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compact disk storage case comprising:mutually mating base portion and lid portion, the base portion being structured to receive a compact disk having a diameter; a front wall with an elongated slot formed when the base portion and the lid portion mate with each other to form the case, wherein the compact disk can be inserted in and withdrawn from the case through the elongated slot without opening the lid portion; a multiple-point lock system provided in the case for retaining the compact disk in the case but enabling insertion and withdrawal of the compact disk in and from the case through the elongated slot, the multiple-point lock system comprising: at least one rear disk-engaging stop member located, when the compact disk is inserted in the case, on the side of the compact disk opposite the slotted front wall; and a pair of front disk-engaging lock members spaced apart from each other by a distance slightly smaller than the diameter of the compact disk and located, when the compact disk is inserted in the case, between the compact disk and the slotted front wall, the front disk-engaging lock members being compliant to deform upon insertion of the compact disk in the case through the elongated slot, and to recover initial shape and position thereof and retain the compact disk in the case between the front lock members and the at least one rear stop member.