Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6119872 | Disc storage container with preload A container for storing optical discs such as CD-R discs or the like is provided. The container includes a circular base which includes a baseplate with a transverse flange around its outer periphery. A spindle which is configured for accommodating a plur... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6042205 | Media holding device incorporating a media locking mechanism A media holding device incorporating a media locking mechanism is disclosed herein. The media holding device comprises a housing comprising a plurality of media receiving bays formed therein; a plurality of detent mechanisms mounted on the housing and ass... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5996787 | Cases for accommodating disc cartridges A case for accommodating a disc cartridge includes a main body or cartridge accommodating part, a cartridge support arranged in the main body and including steps with increasing heights in due order, and partition plates arranged in the main body and corr... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5785399 | Bilateral media storage unit A bilateral media storage unit for storing and carrying CD ROMs, computer diskettes, removable disk storage devices and the like. The storage unit includes a discus shaped portable housing having a generally bowl shaped lower base component and a generall... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5590768 | Storage case for disk-shaped media having a bi-stable ejection mechanism utilizing compliant device technology A compact disk storage case having a positioning mechanism to eject or retract a compact disk. The compact disk storage container completely encloses the compact disk when in the retracted position and allows an appreciable amount of the disk to be availa... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5487599 | Storage cabinet for recorded media A storage cabinet for recorded media such as audio cassettes, compact discs, video tapes, etc. is formed by a plurality of identical modules. Each module includes top and bottom attachment devices for releasably joining together adjacent modules into a ve... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5390787 | Portable compact disc storage apparatus A new and improved portable, recorded media storage apparatus includes a housing assembly and a plurality of recorded media retention assemblies supported by and retained in the housing assembly. The recorded media retention assemblies are arrayed with th... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5188228 | Compact disk holder A disk storage device includes a lid, a disk holder page, and a base. The lid and page are pivotally attached to the base. The device further includes a closing means so that one may directly open the device to any page or the base without turning the ind... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4951826 | Compact disc display and storage board A compact disc storage and display board which includes a rigid panel which will support a plurality of compact disc cases. Preferably, a frame is mounted to the panel to give the device a more refined appearance. The frame includes upper and lower edges ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4620740 | Cabinet for the storage and carrying of record albums A cabinet for the storage and carrying of a plurality of phonograph record albums in non-warping disposition is comprised of a box-like structure having top, bottom, rear and side panels and having a pivoted, fold-away carrying handle and open front extre... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4397388 | Portable record storage container A portable storage container for records comprising a body having a cavity for receiving a stack of vertically arranged records which has first and second plane ends. The cavity has a vertical back wall for engaging the second end of the stack of records ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4230380 | Phonograph record holder A phonograph record holder comprising a substantially dust-proof flat, circular case including separable sections each adapted to carry a group of stacked records, locking means operable to secure the records in each case section when that section is remo... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4180299 | Carrier A carrier is provided for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The carrier in one embodiment is adapted to carry tape cassettes and/or tape cartridges and comprises a housing open at its top and having a plurality of partitions laterally dispose... | 12/25/1979 |
