US20060124480A1

US20060124480A1 - Support for storing CDs

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Publication number: US20060124480A1
Application number: US11/298,072
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis Menard
Original assignee: Nicolet Plastique Ltd
Current assignee: Nicolet Plastique Ltd
Priority date: 2004-12-14
Filing date: 2005-12-09
Publication date: 2006-06-15
Also published as: EP1672640A1; CA2491160A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a support for storing CDs, which is in the form of a hanging file folder of conventional structure, having a least one of its sides provided with zones each provided with a CD hooking system of conventional structure to allow hooking of CDs as is done within CD boxes. This support may be used to store several CDs, preferably 8, 10 or 12. It is extremely thin and easily installable in any kind of drawer or file folder storing space, with or without other conventional hanging file folders.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a support for storing CDs, which support is in the form of a hanging file folder installable in a drawer or any other conventional space used for storing file folders.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the present world of multimedia, CDs and numeric DVDs are more and more present in homes and business places. CDs and DVDs are usually stored in conventional boxes which occupy a lot of space. Indeed, the existing ways of storing a large number of CDs are very small and not properly adapted. One of the known ways of doing it consists in using a carousel which may store CDs without pockets. This is however not very suitable since the use of a carousel to store CDs also calls for a suitable storage space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It has now been discovered that the above-mentioned problem may easily be solved by using a support for storing CDs, which is in the form of a conventional hanging file folder having at least one side provided with at least one CD-receiving zone provided with a CD-hooking system of convention structure as used in conventional CD boxes.
This support may be used for storing several CDs, preferably eight, ten or twelve. It is very thin and easily installable in any drawer or conventional hanging file folder storing space, even with conventional hanging file folders.
The invention will be better understood upon reading the following non-restrictive description of two preferred embodiments of the invention, made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a support for storing CDs according to a first embodiment of the invention, showing CDs positioned in front of their receiving zones;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing several supports for storing CDs as shown in FIG. 1, installed on a space of conventional structure for storing hanging file folder;
FIGS. 3 to 5 are front elevational view, side elevational view and rear elevational view of the support for storing CDs shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view with enlarged portions of the support for storing CDs shown in FIGS. 1, and 3 to 5;
FIG. 7 is a partial front elevational view of one of the CD receiving zones of the support illustrated in the previous figures;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of the center of the CD-receiving zone illustrated in partial view in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a support for storing CDs according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 10 and 11 are elevational front view and side view of the support for storing CDs shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a support for storing CDs according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 13 and 14 are elevational front view and side view of the support for storing CDs shown in FIG. 12.

DESCRIPTION OF TWO PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

As is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8 of the accompanying drawings, the support 1 for storing CDs according to the first preferred embodiment of the invention, is of a very thin and rigid structure and is devised to allow storing of several CDs 3, in fact ten CDs into CD-receiving zones each provided with a CD-hooking system 13.
This support for storing CDs is of the same size as any conventional hanging file holder of “Legal” format. Many furniture components have been created to fit with this format, thereby allowing the support for CDs according to the invention to be stored adjacent to conventional hanging file folders 5 made of paper or cardboard (see FIG. 2).
The support 1 for storing CDs is as an inverted trapezoidal shape in order to facilitate its insertion into a drawer or any other storing space while reducing the risk of hitting a corner and being broken or having one or more CDs unhooked.
As previously mentioned, it is possible to install five CDs on each of the sides of the support, thereby allowing storage of ten CDs per support.
A tag 7 is preferably molded on top of the support in order to facilitate its identification and make its handling easier.
Advantageously, reinforcement ribs 9 are provided on the upper lateral sides and spaces between the CD zones. These ribs are in contact with each other and form altogether recesses in which each corresponds to a CD receiving zone, thereby preventing the CDs from rubbing against each other.
Preferably, the hooks 11 form the upper opposite ends of the support 1 and are more reinforced than the other parts of the support. These hooks are advantageously thicker than the metal hooks used in the conventional file folders in order to compensate for any eventual deformation of the plastic material used for the molding.
The CD hooking system 13 used in each CD-receiving zone is of conventional structure. It is actually like any kind of hooking system that can be found in a CD box.
The support 1′ for storing CDs according to the second preferred embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is similar to the previous one, except that is of rectangular shape instead of being of trapezoidal shape in order to receive twelve CDs, namely six on each side.
The support 1″ for storing CDs according to the third preferred embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is similar to the first one, except that it is devised to receive four CDs on each side instead of five, the total amount of CDs attachable to it being thus eight only.
It is obvious that various modifications could be made to the preferred embodiments disclosed hereinabove. By way of example, the support could easily be made of a different size, such as “A” format or “Letter” format. Similarly, the shape of the reinforcements could be modified without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A support for storing CDs, said support being in the form of a hanging file folder installable into a drawer or a conventional file folder storing space, said support having at least one side provided with at least one CD-receiving zone provided with a CD hooking system of conventional structure to allow hooking of a CD in said zone.

2. The support of claim 1, which has an inverted trapezoidal shape with two opposite sides each provided with four or five CD-receiving zones, thereby allowing storage of eight to ten CDs.

3. The support of claim 1, which has a rectangular shape with two opposite sides each provided with six CD-receiving zones, thereby allowing storage of twelve CDs.

4. The support of claim 1, wherein said support is made of molded plastic material.

5. The support of claim 2, wherein said support is made of molded material.

6. The support of claim 3, wherein said support is made of molded plastic material.

7. The support of claim 4, wherein said support has an upper edge, lateral sides and spaces between the CD zones, which are each provided with reinforcement ribs.

8. The support of claim 5, wherein said support has an upper edge, lateral sides and spaces between the CD zones, which are each provided with reinforcement ribs.

9. The support of claim 6, wherein said support has an upper edge, lateral sides and spaces between the CD zones, which are each provided with reinforcement ribs.