Abstract: A compact disc storage case for storing a compact disc includes an interior storage compartment which receives the compact disc. A manually manipulatable latch/eject mechanism is incorporated in the storage case and includes an elongated latch/eject member which moves within the storage compartment between two positions. In one position, the latch/eject member engages the inner hole of the compact disc and in the other position, the latch/eject member disengages the disc and forces it partially out of the storage case. The storage compartment includes a ramp which the latch/eject member traverses in its movement between the two positions and the ramp forces the latch/eject member out of disengagement with the compact disc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 15, 1996
Date of Patent:
September 1, 1998
Assignee:
Tenex Corporation
Inventors:
Albert B. Cheris, Robert B. Staubitz, Timothy Repp, Dennis Tortorella
Abstract: A binder housing multiple compact discs includes a hollow housing formed from two opposing housing portions interconnected at a common hinge line. The binder has an internal spine which spans the common hinge line and flexes between an untensioned position when the binder is closed to a tensioned position when the binder is opened. The internal spine includes a series of disc carriers which detachably engage the spine and when tensioned, the spine displays the disc carriers in a radial fashion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 1996
Date of Patent:
May 12, 1998
Assignee:
Tenex Corporation
Inventors:
Albert B. Cheris, Robert B. Staubitz, Timothy Repp