WO1995006608A1 - Boitier de rangement pour objets minces et plats - Google Patents

Boitier de rangement pour objets minces et plats Download PDF

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WO1995006608A1
WO1995006608A1 PCT/US1994/009639 US9409639W WO9506608A1 WO 1995006608 A1 WO1995006608 A1 WO 1995006608A1 US 9409639 W US9409639 W US 9409639W WO 9506608 A1 WO9506608 A1 WO 9506608A1
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flexible
bottom wall
plural
molded
storage device
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John A. Gelardi
Anthony L. Gelardi
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Gelardi John A
Gelardi Anthony L
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Priority to AU76746/94A priority Critical patent/AU7674694A/en
Priority to JP7508188A priority patent/JPH09501895A/ja
Priority to DE4496549T priority patent/DE4496549T1/de
Publication of WO1995006608A1 publication Critical patent/WO1995006608A1/fr

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    • 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
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • 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
    • G11B33/0411—Single disc boxes
    • G11B33/0416—Single disc boxes for disc cartridges

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  • the present invention relates to a storage device for holding and storing discs such as computer floppy discs, compact discs and the like. More particularly, this invention relates to a storage device for floppy discs having easy means to open the device and eject the discs therefrom.
  • a variety of storage devices are known for storing thin, flat objects. None of them, however, has means for easily ejecting the object being stored therein like the ones being disclosed in the present invention.
  • the present invention is a storage device for holding and storing discs such as computer floppy discs, compact discs and the like.
  • discs such as computer floppy discs, compact discs and the like.
  • a flexible molded bottom, sides, top and bottom plates are molded together.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a disc storage device that has a flexible molded bottom that can acquire a flat shape by the insertion of a disc therein.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a disc storage device that has side walls for allowing the partial ejection of a disc stored therein by means of simply pushing the walls inwardly.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a disc storage device with multiple cavities for accepting, storing and partially ejecting discs on demand.
  • the device is molded in plural units having outer plates and a middle member with side walls and a flexible molded bottom.
  • the plates have side edges that are molded with inward facing snaps.
  • the middle member has a molded bottom wall with a concave shape constructed for acquiring a flat shape whenever an object is introduced inside the device. Thin portions of the side walls join the bottom wall. The thin portions flex outward when the bottom wall is flattened.
  • the device has plural outer plates and plural middle members and a molded bottom wall assembled to each middle member.
  • the device may be molded as a single unit.
  • the device may be molded flat and folded together.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the single unit storage device from which a stored object is being ejected.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the single unit device showing squeezing between a thumb and a finger to eject a stored floppy disc.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional side detail of the device in molded position.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional side detail of the device in which a stored disc has been fully inserted.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional side detail showing inward squeezing of lower side wall portions to flex the bottom wall and partially eject the disc.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective exploded view of an unassembled unit, showing the three molded parts before they are snapped together.
  • Figure 7 is a cross-sectional detail of receivers in the middle member of Figure 6.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective exploded view of a device similar to Figure 6, showing a modified retainer and a single bottom wall travel limiter.
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of an assembled double unit.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of a middle member used between the two side wall members.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of a foldable molded flat device.
  • Figure 12 is a cross-sectional detail of an end-to-end snap bar holding together side edges of the foldable molded flat device after being folded.
  • the storage device is constructed of a single unit 2 with opposite side walls 3 having thin end portions 4 joining a concave flexible and movable bottom wall 5.
  • the flexible bottom wall 5 and end portions 4 of the side walls 3 have plural hinge points 7 at their intersections. When the end portions 4 are pushed inwardly the hinge points allow the flexible bottom wall to return to an inward concave shape, partially ejecting the object 9 stored inside the device.
  • Figure 2 shows the device in a hand held position.
  • the device stores a 3.5 inch floppy disc.
  • the storage device can be molded in three parts with two identical outer plates 11 and a middle member 13.
  • the middle member 13 has three snap receivers 15 and three downward facing receivers on each of its side walls 3.
  • the receivers tightly receive male snap members 17 which extend inward from the outer plates 11 for locking the storage device in an assembled condition.
  • the receivers 15 are oppositely opening grooves for receiving the elongated snap members of the outer plates, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the middle member has a flexible bottom wall 5 and plural hinge points 19.
  • the outer plates 11 have indentations 21 so that end portions 4 of the side walls 3 may be squeezed inwardly to warp flexible bottom wall 5. Travel of flexible bottom wall 5 is limited to prevent outward extension by stops 23 formed on the upper and lower plates. Round knobs 25 in inner sides of the side walls near the open end frictionally retain the object 9 until it is intentionally partially ejected.
  • knobs are replaced by retention detents 27 formed near the open end 29 of the middle member 31.
  • the detents extend inward in the cavity to hold an object until it is intentionally released.
  • the travel limiting stop may be formed on only one plate member.
  • the storage device can be molded in several units, constructed of plural outer plates 11, plural middle members 13 and one or more flat intermediate members 33. Plural discs may be held in such an assembly.
  • An intermediate member with oppositely extending male snaps 17 is shown in Figure 10.
  • the storage device can be molded flat and folded together as shown in Figures 11 and 12.
  • the foldable flat molded device 35 has living hinges 37 and male and female snap bars 39 on one of its edges.
  • the female snap bar 40 has an end-to-end groove for receiving an end-to-end flange 39 on the opposite edge of the device after folding the device.
  • the flexible bottom wall 5 is molded outwardly for convenience to avoid using shutoffs. Stops 23 make the bottom wall flex inwardly and upwardly to partially eject the object stored therein.

Abstract

Ce boîtier de rangement (20) destiné à contenir et conserver des disques (9) tels que des disquettes informatiques, des disques compacts ou autres objets similaires, comporte plusieurs plaques externes (11) ainsi qu'un élément médian (13) muni d'une paroi de fond moulée (5). Les plaques intermédiaires sont pourvues de deux parois latérales qui sont plus minces à proximité de la paroi de fond concave. Les parois latérales sont équipées de parties terminales flexibles minces (4) permettant de dégager l'objet contenu, en poussant sur les parties terminales vers l'intérieur (Figure 5). En effet, par cette action, la paroi du fond reprend l'incurvation moulée, ce qui éjecte partiellement l'objet. La paroi du fond reprend sa position plane, ce qui repousse à l'extérieur les parties terminales des parois latérales (Figure 4) dès qu'un objet est inséré pour rangement dans le boîtier.
PCT/US1994/009639 1993-09-01 1994-09-01 Boitier de rangement pour objets minces et plats WO1995006608A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU76746/94A AU7674694A (en) 1993-09-01 1994-09-01 Storage box for thin, flat objects
JP7508188A JPH09501895A (ja) 1993-09-01 1994-09-01 薄い平坦物品の収納ボックス
DE4496549T DE4496549T1 (de) 1993-09-01 1994-09-01 Aufbewahrungskasten für dünne, flache Objekte

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US11434393A 1993-09-01 1993-09-01
US08/114,343 1993-09-01

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Cited By (2)

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US6357841B1 (en) * 2000-06-23 2002-03-19 Charles G. Alcini Ejectable compact disc container
WO2003010767A1 (fr) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-06 Egidius Willem Versteijnen Support pour support de donnees en forme de disque

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US1448326A (en) * 1921-09-17 1923-03-13 Charles E Arnold Cigarette package
US3888350A (en) * 1974-05-10 1975-06-10 William Horvath Safety container
US3995737A (en) * 1974-06-05 1976-12-07 Idn Inventions And Development Of Novelties Ag Holders for tape cassettes
US5191983A (en) * 1991-10-31 1993-03-09 Rtc Industries, Inc. Modular storage rack

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US1448326A (en) * 1921-09-17 1923-03-13 Charles E Arnold Cigarette package
US3888350A (en) * 1974-05-10 1975-06-10 William Horvath Safety container
US3995737A (en) * 1974-06-05 1976-12-07 Idn Inventions And Development Of Novelties Ag Holders for tape cassettes
US5191983A (en) * 1991-10-31 1993-03-09 Rtc Industries, Inc. Modular storage rack

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6357841B1 (en) * 2000-06-23 2002-03-19 Charles G. Alcini Ejectable compact disc container
WO2003010767A1 (fr) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-06 Egidius Willem Versteijnen Support pour support de donnees en forme de disque
NL1019252C2 (nl) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-06 Egidius Willem Versteijnen Houder voor een schijfvormige informatiedrager.

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JPH09501895A (ja) 1997-02-25
DE4496549T1 (de) 1996-12-05

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