WO1998036415A1 - Cd carrying case having a built-in pop cover - Google Patents
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- WO1998036415A1 WO1998036415A1 PCT/CA1998/000107 CA9800107W WO9836415A1 WO 1998036415 A1 WO1998036415 A1 WO 1998036415A1 CA 9800107 W CA9800107 W CA 9800107W WO 9836415 A1 WO9836415 A1 WO 9836415A1
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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
- G11B33/0411—Single disc boxes
- G11B33/0422—Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge
- G11B33/0427—Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge comprising centre hole locking means
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- the present invention relates to the field of compact discs and is particularly concerned with a case for storing a compact disc having a built-in pop-up cover.
- Cds Compact discs
- Typical compact discs have a flat disc-shaped body provided with a central aperture which facilitates the exact mounting on a read-out instrument such as a compact disc player.
- a disc protective container also serves for the display of a label that attracts the buyer and informs the user of the disc.
- the compact discs are usually kept in compact disc carrying cases.
- These laser discs carrying cases commonly comprise a cover shell hinged to a base shell and locked by lock means.
- a tray is typically provided within the base shell for receiving and holding the disc.
- the tray may have a central engagement means for holding the center aperture of the CD.
- those engagement means are rosettes typically made up of a series of tines raised in a circle and radially extending inward towards a center pushing area.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a case for storing a compact disc that satisfies these above-mentioned needs.
- a case for storing a compact disc characterized in that it comprises a box-like base shell formed of a planar bottom wall, two opposite side walls, a rear wall and a front wall.
- the base shell is adapted to receive the compact disc.
- the case also comprises a cover shell sized to fit over the base shell and including a planar top wall, two opposite side walls and a rear end hingely connected to a rear end of the base shell.
- the cover shell is pivotable between an open position away from the base shell for opening the case and a close position against the base shell for closing the case.
- a locking mechanism is provided to releasably lock the cover shell in the close position.
- the case further comprises a biasing means adapted to cooperate with the locking mechanism for biasingly popping up the cover shell in the open position as the locking mechanism is released.
- the biasing means is characterized in that it comprises at least one elongated spring element, preferably a pair, associated with a corresponding side wall of the cover shell and extending along the rear end of the base shell.
- the spring element has a fixed end portion mounted on an inner surface of the base shell near the rear end thereof and a releasably compressible free end portion opposite the fixed end portion and extending toward the corresponding side wall of the cover shell.
- the free end portion has a free end adapted to engage in abutment a portion of the corresponding side wall.
- the free end portion of the spring element is disposed such that it is compressed as the cover shell is locked in the lock position and released as the cover shell is unlocked, thereby popping up the cover shell in the open position.
- the biasing means comprise for each spring element a sleeve secured to the inner surface of the base shell, preferably the inner surface of the bottom wall of the base shell.
- the sleeve comprises a bore sized to tightly receive the fixed end portion of the spring element.
- said portion of each side wall of the cover shell engaged by a corresponding spring element consists of a stop block secured to an inner surface of the respective side wall.
- the case for storing a CD in accordance with the present invention is reliable and long lasting since it minimizes the amount of components required to perform the pop-up opening operation. Also very importantly for this type of product which is part of a ferocious market is that the case according to the present invention combines simplicity and inexpensiveness to manufacture with durability and trouble-free in operation.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a CD carrying case according to the present invention in an opened configuration
- Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the left corner of the case of FIG. 1 showing a spring element mounted at that corner;
- Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the rear side of the case of FIG. 1 seen from its right side and showing the case in a close position;
- Figure 4 is the same view as FIG. 3 showing the case partially open;
- Figure 5 is the same view as FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the case in an open configuration
- Figure 6 is a similar view as FIG. 5 showing a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 7 is a similar view as FIG. 3 showing the second preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 6.
- the case (10) includes a box-liked base shell (12) having a conventional substantially parallelepiped-shaped configuration.
- the base shell (12) includes a bottom wall (14), a perpendicularly extending rear wall (16), a pair of perpendicularly extending side walls (18) and a perpendicularly extending front wall (20).
- the base shell (12) is adapted to receive a compact disc (not illustrated).
- the base shell (12) comprises a tray (22) inserted therein.
- the tray (22) which is positioned inside the base shell (12) has a planar surface (23) defining a substantially centrally disc-shaped recess (24).
- the discshaped recess (24) is preferably configured and sized so as to fittingly receive the compact disc.
- a centrally disposed rosette-type gripping component (26) extends integrally and substantially upwardly from the recess (24).
- the gripping component (26) is adapted to releasably secure the compact disc inside the recess (24). It has to be understood that the present invention is not limited to this particular means for receiving the compact disc and that any other means can be used. At worst, the disc may be simply set on the bottom wall (14) of the base shell.
- the tray (22) includes an elevated front end section (28) extending from the planar surface (23) and positioned along a front end (25) of the base shell (12). As illustrated, the elevated front end section (28) defines a planar portion (27) and a riser (29), the riser (29) connecting this planar portion (27) to the planar surface (23) of the tray (22).
- the case (12) further comprises a cover shell (32) sized to fit over the base shell (12) and including a planar top wall (34) and two opposite perpendicular side walls (36) extending integrally from the side peripheral edges of the cover shell (32).
- the cover shell (32) has a rear end (37) hingely connected to the back wall (16) of the base shell (12) such that the cover shell (32) is pivotable between an open position away from the base shell (12) for opening the case (10), as shown in FIG. 1, and a close position against the base shell (12) for closing the case (10), as shown in FIG. 3.
- the top wall (34) of the cover shell (32) in the closed position, has a front edge (35) positioned along the riser (29) of the front end section (28).
- Each hinge component (38) preferably consists of a pivot knob integrally formed on the outer surface of a corresponding side wall (18) of the base shell (12). This pivot knob is adapted to operatively engage an opening in the side wall (36) of the cover (34).
- the base shell, the cover shell and the tray are preferably made of a thermosetting plastic such as polystyrene or any other thermosetting plastic known in the art.
- the box shell and the cover shell may advantageously be translucent.
- a locking mechanism is provided for releasably locking the cover shell (34) in the closed position.
- the locking mechanism preferably comprises a release push-button (30) located in the elevated front end section (28) of the tray (22).
- This pushbutton (30) is integrally formed by cutting the plastic of the front end section (28) and comprises a locking tongue (40) having a distal frontward protruding lip (42) which extends integrally from the back peripheral edge of the push-button (30).
- the locking tongue (40) of the push-button (30) and its lip (42) are adapted to cooperate with the front peripheral edge (35) of the cover shell (32) for releasably locking the cover shell (32) in a closed position.
- the front edge (35) of the cover shell is preferably provided with a protruding tip (39) devised to be engaged by the push-button (30).
- the locking tongue (40) is adapted to pivot upon pressure on the push-button (30) between a first position where it abuttingly contacts the front peripheral edge (35) of the cover shell (32) and a second position where it clears the same.
- the case (10) according to the present invention further comprises a biasing mechanism adapted to cooperate with the push-button (30) for biasingly popping up the cover shell (32) in the open position as the locking mechanism is released.
- the biasing mechanism comprises at least on one side of the base shell (12), and preferably on both sides, near the rear end thereof, an elongated spring element (50), as a metallic rod or a spring leaf, associated with a corresponding side wall (36) of the cover shell (32) and extending along the rear end of the base shell (12), the rear end being defined by the rear wall (16) of the base shell (12).
- the spring element (50) has a fixed end portion (55) mounted on an inner surface (15) of the base shell (12) near the rear end thereof , preferably by means of a box-shaped sleeve (52) secured to the base shell (12).
- the sleeve may be simply glued to the base shell (12).
- the sleeve (52) is provided with a bore (54) sized to tightly receive the fixed end portion (55) of the spring element (50).
- this fixed end portion (55) of the spring element (50) is secured to the inner surface (15) of the bottom wall (14).
- this fixed end portion (55) may very well be secured to the back wall (16) of the base shell (12).
- the spring element (50) further comprises a releasably compressible free end portion (56) extending toward a corresponding side wall (36) of the cover shell (32) and having a free end (57) adapted to engage in abutment a portion of the corresponding side wall (36).
- that portion of the side wall (36) of the cover shell (32) engaged by a corresponding spring element consists of a stop block (60) integrally formed in the side wall (36) or secured to it by means of glue.
- the portion of the side wall (36) of the cover shell (32) engaged by a corresponding spring element consists of the rear end (64) of that side wall (36).
- the free end portion (56) of the spring element (50) is disposed such that it is compressed as the cover shell (32) is in the lock position and released as the cover shell (32) is unlocked, thereby popping up the cover shell (32) in the open position.
- the top wall (34) of the cover shell (32) is slightly wider than the bottom wall (14) of the base shell (12), whereby the side walls (36) of the cover shell (32) are extending outside the base shell (12) as the case is closed.
- the side wall (18) of the base shell (12) and of the tray (22) may be provided with a slot (62) or it could be simply cut.
- the side walls of the cover shell could easily extend inside the base shell. In that case, there is no need for providing the side wall of the base shell with a slot or passage.
- the slot (62) allows the free end (56) of a corresponding spring element (50) to freely move upwards and downwards , as shown in FIGS . 3 to 5 , or back and forth, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
- the spring element (50) of the first preferred embodiment is preferably mounted so as to be slightly angulated upwards with respect to the bottom wall (14) of the base shell (12).
- both the spring elements (50) are adapted to simultaneously bias against a corresponding side wall (36) of the cover shell (32) so that when the push-button (30) is pressed to release the cover shell (32), each spring element (50) biasingly pops the cover shell (32) towards an open position, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 7.
- FIG. 3 the cover shell (32) is shown in a closed position, the stop block (60) abutting against the spring element (50).
- the push-button has just been pressed for releasing the cover shell (32) and the spring element (50) has started to regain its relaxed shape, thereby lifting up the cover (32).
- the spring element (50) is completely relaxed, thereby keeping the cover (32) open.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show a similar sequence for the second preferred embodiment.
- the biasing mechanism may comprise a single flexible metal rod wedge between low walls and extending generally in parallel with the back wall of the base shell.
- the metal rod has two opposite free ends each being adapted to receive in abutment a corresponding rear end of the cover shell in a closed position.
- the free ends are acting as biasing means for biasingly popping up the cover shell towards its open position as the press-button is pressed down.
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