Patent ID: 6250461
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A retaining center for a DVD/VCD/CD box, wherein a DVD/VCD/CD can be conveniently removed from, and reliably and securely retained in the DVD/VCD/CD box without fracture of the retaining center, comprising:a tray with a raised ring portion having an inner diameter sized slightly larger than an outer diameter of a DVD/VCD/CD; anda retaining device formed in a center of the tray and comprising a first guidance element having a plurality of inclined first segments, each first segment having a common fixed size, a common height, and a distal edge higher than a fixed edge integrally formed with the tray, a plurality of second segments corresponding to and equi-spaced among the first segments, each second segment having a common fixed size, a common height, and a distal edge higher than a fixed edge integrally formed with the tray but lower than the distal edges of the first inclined segment, and a polygonal base formed below the first and second segments, a plurality of ribs extending respectively from faces of the polygonal base to the corresponding first and second segments, and a second guidance element mounted in a center of the first guidance element, and a retaining element formed on a periphery of the second guidance element and above the first guidance element, wherein the first segments are resiliently deformable such that the distal edges thereof can align in height with the distal edges of the second segments, whereby a DVD/VCD/CD can be fitted flatly, reliably, and securely on the retaining center.