Abstract: A low-profile CD/DVD disk case has base and lid portions and spaced apart integrally formed living hinge members that extend between portions of a spine structure, the spine structure forming a rigid enlargement of the base portion. Preferably, the length and width of the base portion, including that of the spine structure, correspond to like dimensions of a standard jewel case, and an overall open length of the base and lid portions also correspond to that of the standard jewel case for automated handling and loading using existing jewel case machinery. Also, the thickness of the case can be only 5.2 mm, about half that of the standard jewel case, and there can be clearance openings for receiving standard storage posts, rings, or the like. Moreover, the case can be configured to hold two conventional disks within the same 5.2 mm thickness.

Abstract: A DVD disk case includes a hook connected to its base or lid and having an open position for clearing an outer disk perimeter during insertion and removal of the disk, and a closed position for blocking the removal of the disk. The hook opens when the lid is open, and the hook closes for securing the disk on a pedestal hub structure of the case when the lid is closed, to provide security by preventing removal of the disk from the case when the lid is proximately closed. The hook can project from the base, a lock projecting from the lid to displace the hook inwardly as the lid is move to its closed position. The hook can also include an inwardly extending lid tab of the lid and/or a projecting rib of a spine portion of the case.

Abstract: A security device for preventing theft of a disk such as a CD or DVD from a storage container having a base and a hinged lid, a pedestal including a button having retainers thereon that retract when the button is depressed for releasing the disk, and a wrapper holding the container closed. The device has a cap member and rearwardly extending flange and stem members. Release of the disk from the pedestal and removal of the disk through a slit made in the wrapper is blocked by the cap member preventing depression of the button, the flange member also positively holding the disk on the pedestal when the lid is deformed against the device. Preferably the device is releasably retained in a seated condition when the lid of the container is open. Also disclosed is a method for securing a disk container.

Abstract: A container for disks having a central opening includes a case having hingedly connected lid, spine, and base portions, a pedestal projecting forwardly from a panel portion of the base for holding one of the disks, and a hinge structure projecting forwardly from the base for pivotally supporting one or more trays holding additional disks. The hinge structure includes a spaced pair of posts, each post having a spaced pair of leaf members and a reinforcing bridge connecting inwardly facing tips of the leaf members, for snap engagement with pairs of inwardly facing stub journals that are formed on the trays. The case has a closed position with the lid and base portions snaped together, each having a compact recessed overhanging lip formation opposite the spine portion for facilitating opening of the case.

Abstract: A holder for a disk having a central opening and front and back surfaces includes a base having a planar panel and formed with a segmented generally conical projection; and a pedestal projecting forwardly from the base on a pedestal axis. The pedestal includes a central button having radially outwardly projecting retainers, and axially extending stems that are integrally formed as button segments with corresponding ones of the retainers. A laterally spaced pair the arms connected to each of the stems support the button portion in cantilevered relation to the base, the arms sloping radially inwardly and axially forwardly from the panel of the base, the arms collectively having an extended position for retaining the disk by engagement of the front surface by the retainers proximate a central opening.