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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104613 | Disc holder and case enclosure The present invention relates to a disc holder for storing a plurality of discs comprising: a base; a spindle extending vertically from the base, where the spindle enables the stacking of the plurality of discs; a top cover, where the top cover locks to the base by ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7942261 | Multi-disc media case The present invention provides a media storage case that is configured to resiliently hold up to six media discs on a single hub. In one construction, a first panel and a second panel are joined by a hinge and configured to securely hold up to six media discs on a c... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7775352 | Spindle packaging A spindle packaging tray for holding a plurality of discs, the tray including: a depression designed to hold the plurality of discs, the depression including an inner wall that is at least partially ridged to provide stability for the plurality of discs to stay snug... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7721883 | Disk protective enclosure A holder for a disk having a central opening and front and back surfaces includes a base having a planar panel and a forwardly projecting pedestal including a ring for supporting the disk, an inwardly extending disk member, a plurality of stem members for engaging t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708139 | Recording medium storage package having improved rosette An enclosure for securing a disc having a central aperture includes a base and a pivotable cover. A two part disc securing rosette has a first part on the base including at least two upstanding, circularly spaced apart segments with arcuate outer peripheral surfaces... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7669712 | Storage case for receiving data disks A storage case has a base and a lid parallel to the base. The base has a rigid base plate with a rigid support for a data disk that stores digital information. The base has a fastening zone arranged centrally on the base plate and connected to the base plate by spri... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7494008 | Case for disc-type optical recording media Provided with a base body (1b), with its corresponding cover (1a) and the ridge (1c) which connects them, said base body (1b) contains inside it a lug (2) articulated to same at (2b) and co... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7422103 | Apparatus for holding a compact disk The apparatus comprises a base portion (2) and at least two arms (1) resiliently cantilevered from the base portion (2), the inner ends of the arms (1) forming a button-like member (4) and each having a projection (4A) for e... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398878 | Case for disc-shaped recording medium with function of preventing dropout of holder A case for accommodating a disc-shaped recording medium such as CD or DVD is disclosed. The case included a front lid opened and closed and a body formed with a central button and a holder including an annular piece formed with an engagement groove for engaging a fi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389871 | Disc support including base for engaging a like disc support A base for holding a disk on which data may be recorded. The base includes a skirt from which elastic tabs depend, free ends of the skirt forming a rim. The rim includes a clipping structure that releasably engages another base. The bases, when engagedly stacked, ar... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357249 | Optical disc stacked removable label marketing system An optical disc media marketing system used to advertise various products or services to users of optical disc products. The system includes the use of a standard optical disc and a jewel case with a recessed cavity formed therein to receive the optical disc. If the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350642 | Metal packaging A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325678 | Goods protection device A goods protection device for the sale and/or rental distribution of information carrier discs, including CDs and DVDs, is disclosed. The goods protection device generally comprises a housing encasing a storage space. The housing is provided with a fastening unit co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322469 | Container for recording media A container for recording media, such as disk(s) includes first and second essentially identical trays. Each tray is adapted to releasably receive a disk for protective storage. The trays are oriented in overlying and registered relationship to one another and affix... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316312 | Protective structure of disc packaging A “protective structure of disc packaging” of the invention comprises a protective body placed on the top and the bottom sides of a pile of discs; a heat-shrink film covers the protective body and said discs together for avoiding the discs from deforming the hea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316023 | Disc drive tray for holding discs of various shapes and sizes A disc drive such as an optical disc drive for securely holding discs of various sizes and shapes even in the vertical position. The disc drive includes a tray for holding a disc with a spindle motor installed thereon for rotating a turntable of the spindle motor. T... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299920 | Protective case for information storage disc A three-piece jewel case for information storage discs, such as CDs and DVDs, is of the clam-shell type, and includes a base portion having a pair of generally rectangular hinge recesses positioned at adjacent corners along a rear side edge thereof, a lid portion ha... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267225 | Device for locking a media disc to a retaining hub A locking device for a disc retaining hub includes a base and a head that lock together over the hub to lock a disc on the hub until a portion of the locking device is destroyed. The head or the base of the locking device includes locking fingers that allow the head... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262699 | Security device for cylindrical merchandise A security device for holding cylindrical items of merchandise includes a cylindrical housing having a pivotably mounted lid moveable between open and closed positions. The lid includes an outer shell pivotally attached to the housing and an inner slide member mount... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257971 | Case with internal lock A lockable storage case includes a top cover pivotably coupled to a bottom cover through a spine. The top cover includes loops or an upper lock receiving member and a lower lock receiving member defining a top cover lock insertion path. The bottom cover includes loo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246702 | Disk holder Apparatus for holding a disk-shape data carrier (6), e.g. a DC or a DVD, having a central aperture, the apparatus comprising a base portion (5), disk engaging means (1, 2, 4) for releaseably engaging the central aperture of the data carrier (... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227816 | Container for optical disks, tray and magazine type player therefor The invention refers to a container (1) for optical disks (25), a tray (5) for such container (1) and a magazine type player (39) adapted to be used with such container (1). Object of the invention is to provide a container ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213749 | Interactive multimedia smart affinity card A multimedia card, including, a multimedia portion, a multimedia card holder portion, and a multimedia cover portion, and wherein the multimedia cover portion and the multimedia card holder portion releasably cover the multimedia card portion in between the multimed... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194880 | Anti-theft case for miscellaneous items, particularly for videocassettes, DVD, compact disks, cassettes tapes and the like An anti-theft case (1) is disclosed, particularly for videocassettes, DVD, compact disks, cassette tapes, comprising: first and second mutually hinged half-cases (3, 5); a separate opening and closing member (12) and a locking and unlocking memb... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188723 | Storage container for disk-shaped information carriers with unlocking button A storage container for disk-like information media, such as, for example, CDs and DVDs, has a lower part (1), a cover (2) pivotably connected to the lower part, and an unlocking button (7) which, in the locked state, can be caused to clamp the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178667 | Packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material An elongated packaging device is provided for packaging at least one disc-shaped item such as, for example, a recording media disc such as a CD, a CD-ROM or a DVD, together with other materials relating to such disc or otherwise in a stacked relationship. The packag... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167096 | Security collar for media discs A security collar for placement around the base of a display package to prevent removal of a cover from the base to protect merchandise contained therein. An EAS security tag is contained in the collar. A magnetically actuated lock mechanism is formed on the collar ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165671 | Hub for storage package A hub for a storage package for storing a recording medium includes a base member, an uninterrupted deformable, generally domed portion, and at least one gripping formation extending from the generally domed portion. The gripping formation is positioned to extend th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7168080 | Optical disc drive and method An optical disc drive includes a main body at which a spindle motor is installed. A tray installed at the main body is loadable/unloadable into/from the main body, and a disc holder is rotatable by the spindle motor when the tray is in a loaded position, and is join... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143894 | Apparatus for holding a compact disk The apparatus comprises a base portion (2) and at least two arms (1) resiliently cantilevered from the base portion (2), the inner ends of the arms (1) forming a button-like member (4) and each having a projection (4A) for e... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140489 | Denial system for securing an asset within a container and methods of use Benefit denial systems for securing an asset within a container and methods of use are provided. Such benefit denial systems of the present invention may include a benefit denial device that secures the asset within the container. The benefit denial device may inclu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124885 | Hub posts for mounting information-bearing disks A hub post for mounting an information-bearing disk to a substrate for presentation, storage or transportation of the disk includes a base and a post projecting from the base for engaging a mounting hole in the disk, the base carrying a layer of adhesive for affixin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124422 | Disk accommodation case having removal member To make it possible to keep a disk-like recording medium accommodated in a case under a stable state without shaking and to easily take it out, a receiving table on which a center portion of a disk is put is so formed at a base center of a main body as to protrude f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117992 | Compact disc package and method of assembling the same A storage package for multiple recording media includes a plurality of paper board panels arranged end to end and separated from each other by spline strips which allow the panels to be folded upon one another to resemble a closed book. First and second plastic, rec... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111729 | Low-profile disk case A low-profile CD/DVD disk case has base and lid portions and spaced apart integrally formed living hinge members that extend between portions of a spine structure, the spine structure forming a rigid enlargement of the base portion. Preferably, the length and width ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108129 | Optical disk storage case with blocking tongue An optical disc storage case includes a base, a cover pivotally coupled to the base, a pedestal coupled to the base and having at least one pair of resilient members configured to retain an optical disc thereon, a blocking tongue coupled to a top portion of the cove... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100180 | CD business card with container and/or adapter A CD Card for packaging card like information and digital information in the basic dimensions (length and width) of a business, credit or collectors card. The CD Card is made up of one, two, or three major components. The first component is a small compact disc with... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073663 | Sleeveless transparent polypropylene optical disc storage units Novel optical disc storage units comprising transparent polypropylene are provided. Such storage units exhibit sufficient impact resistance to protect the target disc and sufficient clarity that any informational literature may be placed entirely within the storage ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055687 | Cases for one or several laser discs and means for classifying same Case or cases for one or several laser discs, designed to protect solely the recorded side of one or several CDs to be housed either against at least a wall against which they are elastically clipped on a centering element internally, or externally. When the case ho... | 06/06/2006 |
