Patent ID: 6901600

Claim:
A protective cover for a data storage disc, the data storage disc having (1) an edge having a first radius, (2) a central hole having a second radius, (3) a data storage side, and (4) an opposite side from the data storage side, said protective cover comprising: a disc having an inside surface which contacts the data storage disc, and an opposite outside surface; a retainer centrally connected to said inside surface, said retainer shaped and dimensioned to be snuggly received by the central hole in the data storage disc; said retainer including a plurality of upstanding members, said plurality of upstanding members being spaced n° apart; said plurality of upstanding members defining a radius which is slightly greater than the second radius of the central hole in the data storage disc, so that when said plurality of upstanding members are placed in the central hole of the data storage disc, said plurality of upstanding members grip the central hole; a corresponding plurality of cavities disposed in said outside surface, said plurality of cavities spaced n° apart; said plurality of cavities rotated with respect to said plurality of upstanding members; and, wherein said cavities of a first protective cover may receive said upstanding members of a second protective cover, thereby enabling said two covers to lie flatly against one another.