Patent ID: 7757849

Claim:
A protective case for a disc-shaped data carrier comprising: a first side component connected to a second side component at a first hinged connection; a storage component comprising a first storage component member connected to a second storage component member at a second hinged connection, and an insertion opening for holding a disc-shaped data carrier at the second hinged connection, the first side component connected to the first storage component member at a third hinged connection, and the second side component connected to the second storage component member at a fourth hinged connection, wherein the first and second side components are movable between a closed position in which the first and second side components are substantially parallel to one another to enclose a disc-shaped data carrier and an open position in which the disc-shaped data carrier is accessible through the insertion opening; and an additional insertion opening at the third hinged connection or at the fourth hinged connection for retaining one or more items associated with the disc-shaped data carrier.