Patent ID: 7735642

Claim:
A disc case for holding a disc with a disc hole in a disc center, comprising: a bottom having a bottom base and a first, a second, a third and a fourth bottom side wall extending generally perpendicularly in an upward direction from the bottom base to form a four-sided side wall structure for the bottom, the second and the fourth bottom side walls being connected to the first and the third bottom side walls, said bottom further comprising: a bottom side wall disc hole located in the first bottom side wall; a first bottom groove located in the second bottom side wall; a second bottom groove located in the fourth bottom side wall; a top connected to the bottom to form a three-dimensional enclosure for the disc wherein the disc can be removed from the disc case through the bottom side wall disc hold; and a tray for holding the disc in the disc case between the bottom and the top, said tray further comprising: a first bottom groove engagement mechanism for engaging the first bottom groove during movement of the tray between a retracted position wherein the disc is located within the three-dimensional enclosure and an extended position in which at least a portion of the disc is located outside of the three-dimensional enclosure, the portion of the disc that moves between inside and outside of the three-dimensional enclosure moving through the bottom side wall disc hole; a second bottom groove engagement mechanism for engaging the second bottom groove during movement of the tray between the retracted position and the extended position; a tray sliding arm handle for actuating movement of the tray between the retracted position and the extended position; a disc perimeter support for supporting a perimeter of the disc in the tray in the retracted position; a disc locking mechanism for holding the perimeter of the disc in the tray in the retracted position; a center disc rest connected to the disc perimeter support by a center disc rest slant ramp; and a hook with a hook prong that extends upwardly from the center disc rest; wherein the hook prong moves upwardly through the disc hole and engages the disc center to secure the disc center when the tray moves from the extended position to the retracted position but disengages the disc and moves downwardly through the disc hole when the tray moves from the retracted position to the extended position.