EP0700357A1 - Coffret pour disques compacts - Google Patents

Coffret pour disques compacts

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Publication number
EP0700357A1
EP0700357A1 EP95916170A EP95916170A EP0700357A1 EP 0700357 A1 EP0700357 A1 EP 0700357A1 EP 95916170 A EP95916170 A EP 95916170A EP 95916170 A EP95916170 A EP 95916170A EP 0700357 A1 EP0700357 A1 EP 0700357A1
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Prior art keywords
section
container
disk
packaging material
articles
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP0700357A4 (fr
Inventor
Blake W. Yeaman
Peter Schakow
Diane L. Mase
Munson W. Everett
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Publication of EP0700357A1 publication Critical patent/EP0700357A1/fr
Publication of EP0700357A4 publication Critical patent/EP0700357A4/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0433—Multiple disc containers
    • G11B33/0444—Multiple disc containers for discs without cartridge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/54—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/544—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for for gramophone records
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/54—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for
    • B65D85/544—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for for gramophone records
    • B65D85/546—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for for gramophone records formed by folding a single blank
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0494—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs packages made by folding
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02W90/10—Bio-packaging, e.g. packing containers made from renewable resources or bio-plastics

Definitions

  • This invention relates to packaging systems and more
  • CD Compact Disc
  • a laser in a CD player shines light onto the pits and picks up the reflections as
  • the Compact Disc is also referred to an an optical disc.
  • CD-ROM Disc Read Only Memory
  • the CD-ROM is used to hold
  • the CD-ROM is 120 mm in diameter, single sided
  • CD has become the medium of choice in the music recording industry and the CD-ROM has similarly become ubiquitous in the electronics systems business.
  • Computer hardware and software manufacturers now ship millions of CD-ROM units each month, containing various kinds of software, including computer programs, databases, documentation, etc.
  • a CD or CD-ROM has no inherent protective covering like the earlier vintage thin mylar floppy disks with their enclosing protective cases.
  • these CD and CD-ROM are typically packaged in the standard single or double disc plastic "jewel case" package for protection in shipping and storage.
  • CD will refer to both CD and CD-ROM unless otherwise indicated.
  • a single disc jewel case is depicted in Figure 1.
  • a typical jewel case package 10 comprising a bottom member 16 which is typically made of clear plastic, an opaque molded plastic holding member 18 which is seated in the bottom plastic member 16 and which has a recessed area 19 for receiving a CD and a central hub 17 for holding the CD in the holding member 18.
  • the typical jewel case 10 also has a top member 12 which is also made of clear plastic, this top member 12 usually having small tabs 14
  • FIG. 2 one embodiment of a two CD case 30 is shown comprising a bottom clear plastic member 33 having an opaque plastic insert 34 which is molded to receive and hold one of the CDs, and a top clear plastic member 32 also having an opaque plastic insert 34 which is molded to receive and hold one of the CDs.
  • the top member 32 and the bottom member 33 are connected by means of hinging mechanisms to a central molded plastic member 36.
  • Austrian Packaging Waste Law requires manufacturers and importers to take back used packaging without a fee, or alternatively paying up to 1.136 ECU/ton for plastics disposal.
  • Applicants invention is an elegant and simple paper package capable of securely and protectively holding up to four CDs, CD-ROM or other disk- like articles, using minimum materials in volume and weight and no non-biodegradable plastic materials. Most significantly however, this simple yet effective package reduces the average cost of manufacture of the package dramatically. For example, in relation to the
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET type of package illustrated in Figure 3 the present invention, when used to contain a single CD, reduces the packaging cost from 35% to 50%; and when used to hold two CDs, reduces the cost from 60% to 75%, while providing adequate protection in shipping and storage for the fragile disks.
  • a disc or similar disk-like article container is disclosed, which is made
  • the first section of the container has overlapping components of the
  • die second section may have its overlapping
  • the container materials incorporates a minimum of 30% recycled
  • the container is coated with an aquaous coating that
  • Figure 1 illustrates a typical prior art molded plastic single CD jewel
  • Figure 2 illustrates a typical prior art molded plastic double CD jewel
  • Figure 3 illustrates a prior art embodiment of a single CD package made of paper and a molded plastic CD holding member.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the present invention in a plane view of a single
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the present invention in folded form showing the
  • Figure 6 illustrates a perspective view of the present invention shown
  • Figure 7 illustrates a perspective view of an alternative embodiment
  • the present invention is a paper based container for a compact disc
  • CD compact disk read only memory
  • CD-ROM compact disk read only memory
  • container may hold up to four of the disk-like articles while using minimum
  • present invention may be practiced in a wide range of packaging systems of
  • the container of the present invention is used to facilitate the
  • disk-like units containing various types of data including music, video,
  • the package is coated wim an environmentally friendly aqueous
  • the container package is
  • plan view 50 showing six major components
  • section of the container is formed as follows:
  • Component 56 is folded upwards along line 71 and folded over
  • Tab 59 is folded upwards and over onto component 58 and glue
  • tab 60 is applied to the side of tab 59 opposite component 58, and tab 60 is
  • tab 64 is folded up and over component 62 along line
  • tab 65 is folded up and over component 62 along line 74 and glue is
  • This first section of the container therefore contains an air pocket in the
  • these air pockets may contain a CD or CD-ROM each of which would be
  • the container is comprised of two first section parts, with one being
  • CD-ROM 90 containing two CD-ROMs 90 and 92.
  • the first CD-ROM 90 is shown seated
  • the second CD-ROM 92 is
  • component 56 is secured to component 57 by
  • the second section of the container is formed as follows:
  • tab 54 is folded up and over component 55 along line 79 and
  • glue is applied to the side of tab 54 opposite component 55;
  • tab 53 is folded up and over component 55 along line 88 and
  • component 52 is folded up along line 78 and over component
  • air pocket provides additional space for holding an additional disc or
  • second section is folded over the first section along line 77.
  • the container is made from 20 point stock paper, containing 30% post-consumer recycled fiber, and contains no plastic inserts or holding pieces to protect the disks, and yet the disks obtain adequate protection from the various air pockets and component layering of the invention.
  • disk is used to mean also “disc”
  • hyphenated word “disk-like” is used to mean CD, CD-ROM and other similar devices, including floppy disk type devices that are of equal or smaller size to a standard CD.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Packaging For Recording Disks (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)

Abstract

Boîtier (50) pour disque compact ou article similaire fabriqué au moyen d'une feuille unique de matériau de conditionnement dans une configuration pouvant être pliée pour constituer le boîtier. Ledit boîtier comporte une première partie (56, 57, 58, 62) présentant des éléments se chevauchant en matériaux de conditionnement formant entre eux des pochettes destinées à recevoir et contenir les articles du type disque, et une seconde partie (52, 55) présentant des éléments se chevauchant en matériaux de conditionnement, et repliable sur la première partie dont elle constitue le couvercle de protection. Les matières plastiques du boîtier ne sont pas biodégradable. L'invention porte également sur un procédé de configuration et de fabrication, à l'aide d'une feuille unique de matériaux de conditionnement, d'un boîtier pouvant recevoir jusqu'à 4 articles du type disque, utilisant un minimum en volume et en poids, des matières plastiques non biodégradables.
EP95916170A 1994-04-01 1995-03-31 Coffret pour disques compacts Withdrawn EP0700357A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US22161794A 1994-04-01 1994-04-01
US221617 1994-04-01
PCT/US1995/004048 WO1995026917A1 (fr) 1994-04-01 1995-03-31 Coffret pour disques compacts

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EP0700357A1 true EP0700357A1 (fr) 1996-03-13
EP0700357A4 EP0700357A4 (fr) 1997-11-19

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EP (1) EP0700357A4 (fr)
JP (1) JPH08511229A (fr)
KR (1) KR960702410A (fr)
CA (1) CA2162590A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1995026917A1 (fr)

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WO2008122815A1 (fr) * 2007-04-10 2008-10-16 Meadwestvaco Corporation Ensemble pochette
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KR960702410A (ko) 1996-04-27
EP0700357A4 (fr) 1997-11-19
WO1995026917A1 (fr) 1995-10-12
JPH08511229A (ja) 1996-11-26
CA2162590A1 (fr) 1995-10-12

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