Patent ID: 6324158
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk cartridge comprising:a case including a first planar portion and a second planar portion which are disposed opposite to each other with a given spacing therebetween, and a plurality of walls which join said first planar portion and said second planar portion together, said case containing an information carrying disk and having an opening formed in one of said plurality of walls through which the disk can be inserted or removed;a lid mounted on said case for opening or closing the opening; anda support for supporting said lid so said lid is capable of rotating in a plane parallel to said first planar portion and said second planar portion;said lid including a first projection provided on an inner surface of said lid on a side of the first planar portion and a second projection provided on the inner surface of said lid on a side of the second planar portion, thereby permitting an outer periphery of the disk to be fitted between the first projection and the second projection when the lid is opened, and holding the disk between the first projection and the second projection when the lid is closed, so that the disk is inserted into the case, the inner surface of the lid facing in a direction of insertion of the disk when the lid is closed, the first projection and the second projection projecting from the inner surface of the lid in a direction of insertion of the disk when the lid is closed.