Patent ID: 6899234

Claim:
A rack that is adapted to retain and rotate a plurality of bare CDs, the rack comprising: a continuous loop formed from a plurality of interlocked holders, each holder including: a base having a holder engaging mechanism extending therefrom and said holder engaging mechanism engages an adjacent holder in order to form the continuous loop; a member extending from the base and having a hub adapted to receive an aperture of a bare CD; and wherein a holder-engaging mechanism of a first holder nests in a holder-engaging mechanism of an adjacent holder; a motor that can rotate said loop; a sprocket that is driven by said motor; said sprocket including a plurality of teeth with spaces located between said teeth; and wherein said holder-engaging mechanism of said first holder nested in a holder-engaging mechanism of an adjacent holder can be positioned in a space between said teeth as the holders engage the sprocket in order to spread the holders apart.