Patent ID: 7188723

Claim:
A storage container for disk-shaped information media comprising: a lower part ( 1 ) having a base ( 6 ) provided with a lower surface ( 6 a ) that forms an exterior of the storage container; a cover ( 2 ) having an upper surface ( 2 a ), the cover being pivotably connected to the lower part to permit the cover to be opened and closed relative to the lower part ( 1 ); and an unlocking button ( 7 ) molded onto the lower part ( 1 ), the unlocking button having a first limb ( 8 ) and a second limb ( 9 ), the first limb ( 8 ) being connected to the base ( 6 ) and the second limb ( 9 ) being connected to the first limb ( 8 ), the second limb ( 9 ) being longer than the first limb ( 8 ), the first limb ( 8 ) being capable of elastic bending deformation in an outward direction, when pressure is exerted on a surface ( 10 ) of the second limb ( 9 ); wherein: when an item of disk-shaped information medium is present in the container and the unlocking button ( 7 ) is in a locked state with the cover ( 2 ) closed, the unlocking button ( 7 ) clamps both the cover and the disk-shaped information medium; when the unlocking button ( 7 ) is in a locked state with the cover ( 2 ) closed, the lower surface ( 6 a ) lies in a plane (P) that is spaced apart from the second limb ( 9 ); and when pressure is applied to the unlocking button ( 7 ) to open the cover ( 2 ), at least a portion of the second limb ( 9 ) crosses said plane (P) without contacting remaining portions of the storage container.