Patent ID: 7051873

Claim:
A storage case for a base-mounted information carrier, the storage case comprising: two hinged parts formed of plastic and adapted to house a base-mounted information carrier, (A) one of the hinged parts defining a base which includes a generally planar surface, a base hinged end and a base free end, and a pair of opposed upturned flanged base sidewalls, the base free end defining a generally smooth, bilaterally symmetrical curve formed by an upturned flange of substantial thickness, the planar surface defining a spindle on which the carrier may be mounted, and (B) the other of the hinged parts defining a lid which includes a generally planar surface, a lid hinged end and a lid free end, and a pair of opposed downturned flanged lid sidewalls connecting the lid hinged and free ends, the lid free end defining a generally smooth, bilaterally symmetrical curve; the case defining a closed orientation with the lid sidewalls extending over substantially the entire length of the base sidewalls, and the curve of the lid free end terminating short of and in the same plane as the curve of the base free end so that the base free end can protect the lid free end without contacting or engaging the lid free end.