EP1661136A1 - Systeme de classement rotatif pour disques compacts - Google Patents

Systeme de classement rotatif pour disques compacts

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EP1661136A1
EP1661136A1 EP04769185A EP04769185A EP1661136A1 EP 1661136 A1 EP1661136 A1 EP 1661136A1 EP 04769185 A EP04769185 A EP 04769185A EP 04769185 A EP04769185 A EP 04769185A EP 1661136 A1 EP1661136 A1 EP 1661136A1
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compact disk
carrier
disk
compact
rotational
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Michael Sharon
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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
    • G11B33/0461—Disc storage racks
    • G11B33/0472—Disc storage racks for discs without cartridge
    • G11B33/0477—Disc storage racks for discs without cartridge comprising centre hole locking means
    • 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
    • G11B33/045—Multiple disc containers for discs without cartridge comprising centre hole locking means

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  • TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to storage. More particularly, and not by way of limitation, the present invention is directed to storage and retrieval of compact disks.
  • Compact disks are popular for storing electronic information, such as, data, computer software, audio and visual material and especially music. Convenience dictates that such disks are stored at or near a work- station, such as, a computer or CD Player. Therefore a desk top filing and retrieval system that capitalizes on the economy of size of the compact disk and utilizes its circular form is advantageous. Indexing tabs for compact disks that are currently available do not include a flat surface that serves a protector of the content surface of the compact disk and a carrier for the storage and retrieval of compact disks outside their original commercial container.
  • the present invention relates to a desk top rotational filing system for compact disks by incorporating compact disks into a system of storage and retrieval outside their original commercial containers.
  • a carrier is combined with an associated compact disk having a circular hole in its center to form a discrete carrier-compact disk unit.
  • Each unit is positioned adjacent to other such units to from a uniform plurality of discrete carrier-compact disk units that are positioned on a support means so they can rotate about a common axis.
  • the carrier comprises a flat shaped body including a zone that coincides with the center hole of its associated compact disk and has at least one tab containing indicia in reference to the digital material stored on the compact disk and extends beyond the periphery of the associated compact disk.
  • the carrier body includes a means for removable attachment that coincides with the center hole of the associated compact disk.
  • the means for removable attachment is adapted to engage the edge of the compact disk defining its center hole.
  • the carrier body is flat with opposite surfaces and can take any shape that is included within the area of the associated compact disk; however, if the carrier body extends beyond the periphery of the associated compact disk, it must be disk- shaped in order to rotate effectively on a support means.
  • the carrier has a body that is disk shaped and equivalent in size to the associated compact disk and can be a disk-shaped carrier pouch that is sized to contain its associated compact disk.
  • each discrete carrier-compact disk unit is positioned substantially upright forming a uniform plurality of such units on a support means adapted so the units can rotate about a common axis or stacked to form a uniform column of such units that rotate about a common vertical axis.
  • each unit includes two tabs that are positioned opposite to each other so they can be simultaneously grasped to lift a desired the unit from the stack.
  • the rotational filing system of the invention operates so that once the plurality of discrete units are formed, the tabs are moved from side to side by rotating the units about a common axis until the desired indicia containing tab is found.
  • the unit containing that tab is then removed from the plurality of units comprising the compact disk file.
  • the compact disk thereby selected is separated from its carrier for immediate use or temporarily placed as a unit on a working surface apart from the rotational filing system. In this way, the content surface of the compact disk is protected by its carrier surface.
  • a preferred support means comprises a housing adapted so that the adjacent units in the rotational filing system are aligned to rotate about a common axis.
  • Another aspect of the invention is an improvement in the case where compact disks are stored by stacking them upon a spindle extending vertically through the hole in each disk, the improvement incorporating a carrier underlying its associated compact disk and adapted to the spindle by a hole that is congruent to the hole in the compact disk.
  • Another aspect of the invention is a disk-shaped compact disk file divider without attachment means and having an indicia tab in reference to an adjacent compact disk stored in a substantially upright position in a rotational file storage and retrieval system.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the rotational filing system of the present invention resting in a housing and employing the carrier pouch of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a preferred embodiment of the carrier body with flanging means for attachment.
  • FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the carrier body with an alternate flanging means for attachment.
  • FIG. 4 is a close-up of the flanging means of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 is a close-up of an alternate flanging means of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a preferred carrier body with associated compact disk before being combined.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a preferred carrier-compact disk unit with flanging means for attachment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the rotational filing system of the present invention resting in a housing and employing the carrier pouch of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a preferred embodiment of the carrier
  • FIG. 8 is a front elevation view an alternate carrier body forming a carrier-compact disk unit with including flanging means for attachment.
  • FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of an alternate carrier body with opposite tabs and including a hole that matches the center hole of a compact disk.
  • FIG.10 is a front elevation view of the carrier pouch.
  • FIG 11 is a perspective view of the preferred carrier pouch of Fig. 10 containing an associated compact disk.
  • FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of a preferred carrier body having a hollow hub.
  • FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passing along line 54B54 of FIG 12.
  • FIG. 14 is a horizontal sectional view of two carrier-compact disk units that are stacked to form a uniform column, wherein each carrier has a hollow hub at the center and includes opposite tabs.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an improved plurality of compact disks stacked about a spindle acting as a support means employing the carrier pouch.
  • FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of a preferred disk shaped carrier body including opposite tabs and a hole that is congruent with center hole of the compact disk.
  • FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a plurality of preferred carrier-compact disk units illustrating removal or replacement of one such unit according to the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a horizontal sectional view of a preferred carrier-compact disk unit disposed in a housing as the support means.
  • FIG. 19 is a horizontal sectional view of an alternate carrier-compact disk unit disposed in a housing as the support means.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the rotational filing system 10 of the inventibn.
  • Each compact disk 14 is contained in a semi-circular sleeve 12 with indicia tab 16 extending from the disk shaped carrier body 22 shown in Fig.10.
  • Fig.11 shows the pouch 24 containing compact disk 14 forming the carrier pouch unit 72.
  • Fig.1 therefore shows a uniform plurality of units 72 comprising the pouch 24 including compact disk 14 that rotate about the common horizontal axis 18.
  • the indicia tab 16 extends beyond periphery 26 of the compact disk 14.
  • the indicia tab 16 can include numerical indicia, alphabetic indicia or other recognizable and distinguishable indicia including but not limited to surface ornamentation, color distinction, geometrical configurations and the like that identifies the electronic or digital data stored on compact disk 14.
  • the preferred carrier body 22 includes a zone 30 which coincides with the circular hole 28 of the compact disk 14 when the compact disk 14 and carrier body 22 are combined to form the preferred carrier-compact disk unit 44 in Fig. 7, including attachment means 36.
  • the means for attaching the carrier body to its associated compact disk resides at zone 30 which coincides with compact disk hole 28. Referring to Fig.
  • a preferred means for attachment is shown by enlarged area of the zone 30 of the preferred disk-shaped carrier body 22 in Fig. 2, wherein a flange 36 is provided including a semicircular segment 38 with extension 40 that extends though the hole 28 of the compact disk 14 in order to engage the edge 32 defining hole 28.
  • the carrier body 22 is shown combined with the compact disk 14 by attachment means 36.
  • the flange 36 extends through the hole 28, shown in Fig 6, and has engaged the edge 32 defining hole 28 in order to form the preferred carrier-compact disk unit 44.
  • Fig. 5 is an enlarged area of zone 30 in Fig. 3 and shows an alternate attachment means 42 including two semi-circular components.
  • Fig. 8 shows the preferred carrier-compact disk unit 44 disposed in housing 20 as viewed in horizontal cross-section.
  • Raised sections 46 contained in the housing, are provided as a support means for minimal frictional engagement of the unit 44 so that the unit 44 can rotate freely within the housing 20. As shown by the arrows in Fig. 18, unit 44 can rotate right or left.
  • each unit rotates right or left about the common axis 18_ until the desired indicia tab is located.
  • the unit 44 including the desired indicia tab 16 is then removed from the housing and, after use placed back into the housing 20 as shown by the arrows in Fig. 17.
  • an alternate carrier body 34 is shown with its associated compact disk 14.
  • the flat carrier body can be any shape so long as it is included within the surface area of compact disk 14. In the configuration shown Fig. 19 only the circular edge 26 of compact disk 14 makes rotational contact with raised areas 46 in housing 20 while, on the other hand, the entire carrier-compact disk unit 44 in Fig.18 makes rotational contact with raised areas 46.
  • the carrier-compact disk units are positioned substantially upright; however, alternatively the rotational filing system includes carrier-compact disk units that are stacked to form a uniform column of units. Accordingly, the carrier disk body 22 includes a second tab 50 extending from carrier body 22 opposite indicia tab 16 shown in Fig. 12, so that both tabs can be simultaneously grasped to lift a carrier compact-disk unit from the stack of discrete carrier-compact disk units. This configuration requires, therefore, that each carrier body 22 underlies its associated compact disk 14.
  • a hub 48 projecting above the surface of carrier body 22 in the zone 30 is provided as the means for attachment for engaging the edge 32 defining hole 28 of compact disk 14 to form the carrier-compact disk unit 58 shown in the vertical sectional view of Fig. 13 taken substantially upon a plane passing along line 54-54 of Fig. 12.
  • the hub 48 is preferably dome-shaped projecting above the surface of carrier body 22 in zone 30 forming a depression 52 at the opposite surface of carrier body 22 that is the inversion of preferred dome- shaped hub 48, thus forming a convex-concave element.
  • the hub 48 engages the depression 52 of the overlying unit 58 forming a plurality of units that are stacked upon one another to form a uniform column of discrete units 58 that rotate about the common vertical axis 60.
  • the hub of each unit 58 thereby serves as a support means for each overlying unit 58 forming a uniform column of stacked units that rotate clock-wise or counterclockwise about the vertical axis 60.
  • the dome-like hub 48 is preferred, the present invention includes a hub of any shape that can be mounted over the like hub of an adjacent carrier- compact disk unit that is adapted for the free rotation of the carrier-compact disk units about the vertical axis 60 when they are stacked, such as, a means for attachment that has one or more cylindrical elements or is conical.
  • the present invention includes any suitable means for attachment of the carrier body to its associated compact disk, including, but not limited to dome-shaped, conical, cylindrical, square, rectangular, triangular or tapered configurations that project from the surface of one side of the flat shaped carrier body and engage a portion or all of the edge defining the central circular hole 28 of the compact disk 14, although flange 36 and flange 42 are preferred.
  • the means for attachment can be formed by a projection from the surface on one side of the carrier body or be a separate element that is attached to the carrier body using a suitable adhesive material.
  • the present invention also includes an improvement wherein a plurality of compact disks 14 are stacked upon a spindle having a base as a support means. Ordinarily, when stacked upon a spindle the fact that the compact disks can rotate about the spindle has no significance; however, the improvement utilizes this rotational characteristic of such configuration. Accordingly, the preferred disk-shaped carrier body 22 is adapted to be included in such a plurality of compact disks.
  • Fig. 16 shows the preferred carrier body 22 including indicia tab 16 and opposite tab 50 and including hole 66 that lies in zone 30. As pointed out above in reference to the preferred disk shaped body, carrier zone 30 coincides with compact disk hole 28 when the carrier body is combined with its associated compact disk 14 by attachment means in zone 30.
  • hole 66 replaces the attachment means in zone 30 of the carrier body, so that the carrier and its associated compact disk are combined without attachment means.
  • Hole 66 is sized and aligned with compact disk hole 28 so that both holes are congruent forming a carrier-compact disk unit that rotates about the spindle.
  • Fig. 9 shows an alternate carrier body 68 including hole 66 that is sized to fit the spindle.
  • Each carrier body includes the indicia tab16 and the opposite tab 50 for lifting the underlying carrier and its associated compact disk from the spindle.
  • Fig.15 shows a stack of carrier pouch units 72, including the semi-circular sleeve 12, stacked about spindle 62 resting on support means 70 forming the stacked column of carrier pouch units 64 that rotate clock-wise or counter-clockwise as shown by the arrows.
  • the carrier-compact disk units are rotated manually by moving indicia tabs 16 to the right or left or clockwise or counter-clockwise (when stacked) until the desired indicia tab is found, removing the unit containing the desired indicia tab (for example in Fig. 17) and separating the carrier from its associated compact disk for use.
  • the carrier body serves to protect the content surface of the compact disk outside of its original commercial container when stored according to the present invention, or when a particular carrier-compact disk unit is removed from the rotational file and placed upon a working surface without separating the carrier from its associated compact disk in anticipation of use.
  • the carrier and support means can made of any light-weight material such durable plastic, cardboard or light weight metallic materials.
  • the present invention also includes a rotational filing system including the preferred disk-shaped body 22 and indicia tab 16 as a compact disk file divider in the upright position without attachment means, wherein the disk-shaped body 22 is adjacent or contiguous to its associated compact disk.

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Système de classement rotatif permettant de stocker et d'extraire des disques compacts. Selon un mode de réalisation, un porte-disque est combiné avec un disque compact associé de façon à former un ensemble compris dans une pluralité d'ensembles adjacents qui tournent autour d'un axe commun sur un moyen de support. Le porte-disque est un corps plan, de préférence en forme de disque et d'une dimension équivalente au disque compact associé. Il comprend un moyen permettant de fixer le disque compact associé, qui coïncide avec le trou circulaire prévu au centre du disque. Il présente également une languette portant des éléments de référence se rapportant au disque associé et s'étendant au-delà de la circonférence du disque. Lorsque que les ensembles sont empilés plutôt que d'être positionnés verticalement, une seconde languette est prévue pour permettre d'extraire un ensemble donné de la pile. Un autre mode de réalisation amélioré permet d'empiler les disques sur une broche qui s'étend verticalement à travers le trou central de chaque disque, le porte-disque qui se trouve sous le disque associé présentant un trou circulaire, qui coïncide avec le trou du disque, à la place du moyen de fixation, de manière à former des ensembles discrets qui tournent autour de la broche. Dans une variante, le porte-disque est une poche en forme de disque dont les dimensions lui permettent de recevoir le disque associé. Dans une autre variante, le porte-disque en forme de disque préféré est utilisé, sans moyen de fixation, comme élément de séparation vertical dans un système de classement de disques compacts.
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