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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320133 | Disc holder for discs having an interior hole, and method of using the disc holder Apparatus to hold discs and other objects having interior holes are disclosed. An apparatus, in one aspect, may include a base, a top that is dimensioned smaller than a diameter of an interior hole of a data storage disc to allow the top to pass through the hole, si... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7178885 | Hand-held compact disc storage, single-hand deployment and retrieval device A hand-held disc storage, deployment and retrieval device includes a housing defining an interior cavity adapted to store a media disc therein. A manually-actuated slider is disposed within the interior cavity and movable along guide tracks formed in the housing bet... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7048117 | Optical disc storage apparatus A container for housing optical discs includes a base and a lid. The disc is housed between the base and the lid. The base may have a retainer for releasably holding an optical disc against a surface thereof. The lid is pivotally coupled to the base by a pivot joint... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6957440 | Methods for translating and reading optical disks The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for reading optical disks. Some implementations are particularly well suited for automatically playing both sides of a dual-sided optical disk. By coordinated delivery of disks between a disk reader, a disk trans... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6758346 | Apparatus for storing disks A storage housing or unit for holding a circular disk, such as a CD-ROM, Audio Compact Disk, DVD, or any media product of a similar size, shape, or thickness. The unit has a top portion with a number of grooves recessed approximately half the depth of the unit to ho... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6578935 | Slider tray storage apparatus CD player apparatus comprising a case having a front opening and side walls, and a slider in the case to carry a CD or DVD, and forwardly movable toward and partly through the front opening; a release at one side wall to be actuated to release the slider ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6427849 | Illuminated magnified CD rack An illuminated, magnified CD display system which allows a user to quickly and conveniently locate a specific CD in a CD rack of the system. The rack includes a viewing assembly slidably mounted on guide rods. The viewing assembly includes a magnifying le... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6215264 | Power-driven disc storage case A power-driven disc storage case comprising an outer casing, a chassis, a rolling top, a plurality of disc brackets, two button switches, a micro high-speed D.C. motor, a transmission with safety protect mechanism, a main switch, and two lamps. Two discs ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6116432 | Mounting for rectangular objects and use thereof The invention concerns a mounting for flat objects, such as CD cases for example. According to the invention, an open frame (1) consists of an upper side leg (2), a lower side leg (3) and a transverse leg (4). In a preferred embodiment of the frame (1), t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6082553 | Stepped organizer/rack A stepped-type organizer for use with compact disks or other articles, includes a first L-shaped section having a first rectangular plate connected at a substantially 90° angle to a second rectangular plate at a first corner line; and a second L-shaped s... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6039190 | Media storage device adapter The invention provides an apparatus for adapting a media storage device to hold media of a size different than that for which the storage device was originally designed. The adapter apparatus is: (1) configured in the same general size and shape as a firs... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5996786 | Recording disk storage apparatus A recording disk storage apparatus includes a saddle shaped and sized to fit over a support object, such as a computer component. There is a case connectible to the saddle which has an interior cavity shaped and sized to receive a plurality of recording d... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5862922 | Video cassette storage and display rack A storage and display rack for two different sizes of video boxes, whereby the bigger of the two boxes will extend lengthwise in a horizontal orientation in the rack and two of the smaller boxes will extend horizontally widthwise in a side-by-side relatio... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5769513 | Blank for modular article storage rack system For providing a rack for storing compact disks or drawers for storing articles, a selected number of blanks, a top plate and a base are provided. Each rack unit blank has a central plate, and three side plates which are folded down to provided respective ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762208 | Adjustable disc rack An adjustable disc rack including multiple rack units which are slidably and interlacedly serially assembled to form a length-adjustable disc rack or stacked to form a multi-layer disc rack. Each rack unit includes two clamping panels each of which is for... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5740924 | Organizer rack component and method of using same The organizer rack component includes a pair of parallel, spaced apart elongated rails for engaging an item of furniture, and a series of parallel, spaced apart cross members or ribs connected integrally at their opposite ends to the rails for defining a ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5730300 | Compact disk shelf assembly A compact disk shelf assembly comprises a first and second top plates, a first and second transverse middle plates, a first and second bottom plates, a first and second left lateral plates, a first and second right lateral plates, and a first and second l... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727695 | Compact disc storage rack A space-saving storage rack for compact discs in individual boxes. The rack has two parallel rows of alternately positioned corner brackets and spacers. Each corner bracket in one row has an opposite spacer in the other row and vice versa. The distance be... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5647487 | Device for the storage of cassettes A device for the storage of cassettes, specifically CD-cassettes, formed of a wall assembly of a plurality of identical bar elements (1) with plug and bores at their planar end areas (5) and pin for connecting the bar elements in a staggered manner having... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5638962 | Tape cartridge storage assembly having retention tabs mounted to compartment divider walls A tape cartridge storage assembly includes a housing having a pair of opposite end walls, a back wall and a floor connected to the end walls and back wall so as to define an interior cavity having an open front end and a storage arrangement disposed in th... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636752 | Video cassette storage and display rack A storage and display rack for two different sizes of video boxes, whereby the bigger of the two boxes will extend lengthwise in a horizontal orientation in the rack and two of the smaller boxes will extend horizontally widthwise in a side-by-side relatio... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5613745 | Auxiliary compact disk storage case An auxiliary compact disc storage case includes a housing knowing opposed ledges for receiving a plurality of compact discs one above the other. Two opposed sides of the housing are open and pivotally mounted in one of the openings is a pushing plate. The... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5595308 | Apparatus and method for storing compact disc jewel boxes A compact disc box container assembly for holding a number of compact disc container boxes and for displaying, illuminating, and viewing the facial informational indicia of the disc boxes. The holder comprises a pair of opposing longitudinal sides definin... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5577620 | Storage rack made from modular components A storage rack for storing compact disc, cassette and videotape cases in a vertical stack. The storage rack consists of a base having a tower support with a top surface set at a predetermined oblique angle. Modular components are stacked on top of the bas... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5553039 | Multiple-disc player control and display device using empty disc cases The unit works in conjunction with a multiple-disc player by storing the empty disc-cases, indicating disc status, and providing a system of selection for the discs inside of the multi-player. The unit stores empty disc-cases in relative positions to disc... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5533630 | Compact disk assembly rack A compact disk assembly rack structure includes two elongated strips, a lower frame, two rods, two support frames and an upper frame as well as a multiplicity of screws. Each of the strips have an upper groove for receiving a longer side of the lower fram... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5511871 | Automatic library system with data cartridge carousel A data library system is disclosed, having a lightweight carousel featuring a system of guide blocks and springs to hold tape cartridges securely but permit their removal and replacement by bidirectional manipulators. The manipulators carry hinged hooks t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5485926 | Storage and display holder A storage and display unit for organizing a plurality of articles having a substantially uniform height, a substantially uniform width and a substantially uniform thickness, comprises at least one pair of horizontal members, each horizontal member having ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5460275 | Sparkling CD/cassette holder A holder for compact discs (CDs) or tape cassettes includes back lighting provided by a staggered pattern of discrete points of light. A surprisingly unusual effect occurs as the light shines through the clear plastic cases of the CDs or cassettes. As vie... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456528 | Bidirectional manipulator for data cartridge carousel A bidirectional manipulator is disclosed for use in removal and replacement of data tape cartridges from the carousel of an automatic cartridge library system. The manipulators carry hinged hooks that can be used to push cartridges radially outward, or up... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454485 | Access door apparatus for a magnetic tape library system or the like An improved access door for magnetic tape library systems and the like, including a pivotable cartridge-receiving receptacle for facilitating the insertion and removal of cartridges into and out of the system. The receptacle is pivotably mounted to be rot... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5449091 | Carousel apparatus for handling data storage cartridges An improved carousel apparatus for use in carousel-type magnetic tape library systems and the like, including a cylindrical magazine carried by a rotatable turntable. The turntable includes a sprocket wheel that is engaged by a drive belt or chain connect... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5437376 | Holder for flat articles, such as CD cassettes, CD-ROM cassettes, program diskettes and the like A holder for flat articles (1) in the form of CD cassettes, CD-ROM cassettes, diskettes and the like comprises a base part (6) to support the articles (1) placed in the holder, and a frame part (2) arranged above and at a distance from the base part (6) a... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5415471 | Carousel-type magnetic tape library system An improved carousel-type magnetic tape library system including a pivotable cartridge-receiving door for facilitating the insertion and removal of cartridges into the system and a cylindrical magazine carried by a turntable rotatably mounted to a turntab... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5346074 | Portable dispensing unit for compact disks An apparatus for dispensing and transporting compact discs within a compact disc container has a housing and at least one pair of opposing guide rails in the housing. A guide and retention member is placed within opposing guide rails to guide and retain t... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5341943 | Decorative stand for compact discs A decorative stand for holding compact discs allows the discs within their cases to be individually held in a manner which facilitates their placement and removal. The decorative stand comprises a set of at least three translucent rods, a housing to hold ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5165767 | Stock cart for displaceably accommodating wound magnetic tape units A stock cart for accommodating a number of wound magnetic tape units includes a plurality of cantilevered support members each of which is formed with a longitudinally extending opening portion of which the upper side is exposed to the outside. A pluralit... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5154291 | Compact audio disc storage apparatus A plurality of storage trays are arranged for a stacked relationship relative to one another defined by side walls mounting projections on top surfaces of the side walls received within slots directed through bottom surfaces of an adjacent side wall of an... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5096064 | Enclosure for information storage disks with a temporarily increasing width An enclosure for optical disks comprising: a rectangular top portion comprising a top wall, a pair of opposite depending side walls and a depending end wall; a rectangular bottom portion, including a bottom wall, sized to align with the bottom edges of th... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4854651 | Video cassette recorder protector and organizer A device which provides protection from misuse and offers the convenience of accessory storage for a video cassette recorder, which is comprised of a main body that fits around the front portion of the video cassette recorder; a hinged and lockable front ... | 08/08/1989 |
