Patent ID: 7753198

Claim:
A package for holding media discs, comprising: a hinged tray assembly, including (i) a plurality of stacked trays, each tray having a hinge edge, a second edge, and a central cavity that is shaped to receive a media disc and includes means for supporting the media disc in the central cavity, the trays being positioned with respect to each other such that when the tray assembly is in a closed configuration, the trays are arranged in a stack with their hinge edges aligned to define a hinge side of the tray assembly, with their second edges aligned to define a second side of the tray assembly, and with the bottom-most of said stacked trays defining a bottom surface of said tray assembly and the uppermost of said stacked trays defining an upper surface of said tray assembly, and (ii) a flexible hinge member affixed to the hinge edges of the trays along the hinge side of the tray assembly; a jacket formed from a substantially rigid material, comprising a series of panels hingedly connected one to the next, each of said panels having an interior surface; the bottom surface of said tray assembly being mounted to the interior surface of a first of said panels, said panels being sized and arranged such that the jacket may be placed in a closed position with a second of said panels disposed adjacent one of said hinge side and said second side of said tray assembly, and with a third of said panels disposed adjacent said upper surface of said tray assembly, said second and third panels being unsecured to said tray assembly.