Disk storage box

A disk storage box including a cover, which has an inside elongated locating block and a stop block with symmetrical series of steps securely fixed to the elongated locating block, and a case body, which has an outer track at one side, an elongated side opening at an opposite side remote from the elongated rail, and a transverse gap through the close bottom side thereof adjacent to the elongated side opening, wherein the cover is covered on the case body when the stop block is inserted into said outer track; the cover can be turned upside-down to hold the case body in the open position for easy access of storage disks by inserting the elongated locating block and the stop block into the elongated side opening and the transverse gap, permitting storage disks to be partially pushed out of the case body for easy access.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a disk storage box for storing disks which 
automatically pushes storage disks out of the case body when the cover is 
turned upside-down to hold the case body in the open position. 
Regular disk storage cases for storing computer disks are commonly 
comprised of a case body and a cover hinged to the case body. The commonly 
drawback of these disk storage cases is that the user cannot easily pick 
up a specific individual disk from a set of disks which are stored in the 
case body when the cover is opened. There are disk storage cases having 
separated compartments for storing individual disks for quick access. 
There are known disk storage cases using rotary knob controlled propelling 
means driven to lift storage disks one after another for quick finding. 
However, these two types of disk storage cases are complicated, and 
therefore their manufacturing cost is high. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is one object of the present invention to provide a disk storage box 
which can be arranged into an open position to push storage disks 
partially out of the case for easy access. It is another object of the 
present invention to provide a disk storage box which is inexpensive to 
manufacture. 
To achieve the aforesaid objects, there is provided a disk storage box 
comprising a cover, which has an inside elongated locating block and a 
stop block with symmetrical series of steps securely fixed to the 
elongated locating block, and a case body, which has an outer track at one 
side, an elongated side opening at an opposite side remote from the 
elongated rail, and a transverse gap through the close bottom side thereof 
adjacent to the elongated side opening, wherein the cover is covered on 
the case body when the stop block is inserted into said outer track; the 
cover can be turned upside-down to hold the case body in the open position 
for easy access of storage disks by inserting the elongated locating block 
and the stop block into the elongated side opening and the transverse gap, 
permitting storage disks to be partially pushed out of the case body for 
easy access.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a disk storage box in accordance with the 
present invention is generally comprised of a cover 10 and a case body 20. 
The cover 10 defines a rectangular receiving chamber 11, which receives 
the case body 20, having an elongated locating block 12 raised from the 
inside wall thereof at one side within the rectangular receiving chamber 
11 and a stop block 13 securely fixed to the outer side of the elongated 
locating block 12. The stop block 13 has two symmetrical series of steps 
131 extended downwardly outward at two opposite sides. The case body 20 
defines a rectangular storage chamber 21 for holding disks, having a rail 
22 raised from the inside wall thereof at one side in the middle within 
the rectangular storage chamber 21 for separating storage disks into two 
groups, an outer track 23 at the back side of the elongated rail 22, which 
receives the stop block 13, an elongated side opening 24 at an opposite 
side remote from the elongated rail 22, and a transverse gap 25 through 
the bottom side thereof adjacent to the elongated side opening 24. By 
inserting the stop block 13 into the outer track 23, the cover 1 is 
covered on the case body 20. 
Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the cover 10 can be turned upside-down to 
hold the case body 20 in the open position for easy access of storage 
disks by inserting the elongated locating block 12 into the elongated side 
opening 24 and the stop block 13 into the transverse gap 25. When the 
elongated locating block 12 and the stop block 13 are respectively 
inserted into the elongated side opening 24 and the transverse gap 25, 
storage disks are partially pushed out of the top opening of the case body 
20, and therefore the user can conveniently pick up individual storage 
disks from the case body 20. 
Referring to FIG. 6, when the elongated locating block 12 and the stop 
block 13 are respectively inserted into the elongated side opening 24 and 
the transverse gap 25, storage disks are partially pushed out of the top 
opening of the case body 20, and the labels or markings on the storage 
disks are shown. 
While only one embodiment of the present invention has been shown and 
described, it will be understood that various modifications and changes 
could be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the 
invention. For example, the stop block 13 can be made having only one 
series of steps at one lateral side; the steps 131 can be extended upwards 
but not downwards.