DISC CASE BOOKLET
A booklet including a first page having a first height; a second page connected to the first page and having a second height less than the first height; and a spine defining a line around which the second page can be rotated, wherein the first height is such that the booklet can be disposed with respect to a disc case cover having a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, and a second cover edge opposite the first cover edge, the distance between the cover edges being substantially equal to the first height, so as to have its first page lie substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface and its second page capable of rotating around the line while remaining substantially flat and without the second page contacting the cover tab.
The present disclosure relates to the manufacturing of compact discs and similar media, in particular to the manufacturing of booklets for insertion into cases for such media.
BACKGROUNDCompact discs (CDs), CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and digital video discs (DVDs), have become popular media in recent years for the delivery of content as they are of high capacity, non-volatile, and relatively durable. These discs are typically delivered to their users in rigid cases, these cases being designed to protect the disc, and to provide a means for pairing a small booklet or similar publication with the disc for delivery to the user.
Disc cases are typically designed with a transparent case cover provided with small tabs or protrusions along its top and bottom edges. This case cover is typically hinged at to the part of the case having an indentation and center mount to receive the disc. A booklet, typically being thin enough to fit flat with its front cover visible through the case cover face is slipped between the tabs and the case cover face and kept from sliding out by front and back ridges formed into the cover.
This arrangement has the disadvantage that when the booklet is inserted into the case, only the front and back covers of the booklet are visible to the user. In order to view the printed matter in the interior of the booklet, the booklet must be removed from the case. This can be inconvenient, especially if the booklet is fairly thick and wedged tightly between the tabs and cover face in which case the booklet must be bent into tight contact against the tabs in order to extract it over the ridges. In any case, with each removal of the booklet, the edges of the booklet can suffer wear against the tabs or cover edges. In addition, once the booklet is removed from the case, there is a danger of misplacement of the booklet—a serious thing if the booklet contains vital or interesting information about the content of its associated disc.
Embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:
In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of an embodiment of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
Reference will be made to the several
Referring to
The differentiation in height between the first page 302 and the remaining pages 303, 304, and 307 can be clearly seen by inspection of the corner region of the first page 302, indicated in
To place a booklet, such as that shown in
In some embodiments, the widths of all the pages are such that the booklet, when placed into a disc case cover, fits between, and is kept from sliding, by the ridges 108 and 109 at the front and back of the cover. In some other embodiments, the widths of some pages may vary.
The spine of the booklet 305 may be implemented by any number of methods including a simple fold, the stapling together of two or more sheets, or for particularly thick booklet, by any method common to bookbinding or other arts.
It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, it may be advantageous to make the first page of a greater thickness than some or all of the remaining pages. This may be done in several ways, such as, for example, making the first page out of cardstock or cardboard.
Once the booklet is inserted into the disc cover 112 and the booklet is closed, the disc case may, in some embodiments, appear to the user as shown in
Although in rightward-reading writing systems it is usual for the spine of a booklet to be placed on the left, and some embodiments are constructed that way, it may also be advantageous, in some embodiments, to place a booklet's spine on the right, so that when the booklet is opened while remaining in the case cover, the disc-bearing part 102 of the case may give support to the folded-out page(s).
In some embodiments, it may be advantageous to include in a disc booklet a large table, image, maps, or other matter that is displayed to advantage on a sheet higher and/or wider than a typical disc case.
It will be appreciated that
Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, show by way of illustration, and not of limitation, specific embodiments in which the subject matter may be practiced. The embodiments illustrated are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the teachings disclosed herein. Other embodiments may be utilized and derived therefrom, such that structural and logical substitutions and changes may be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. This Detailed Description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of various embodiments is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.
Such embodiments of the inventive subject matter may be referred to herein, individually and/or collectively, by the term “invention” merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any single invention or inventive concept if more than one is in fact disclosed. Thus, although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement calculated to achieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiments shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments. Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments not specifically described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.
The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to comply with 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b), requiring an abstract that will allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.
Claims
1. A booklet including:
- a first page having a first height;
- a second page connected to the first page and having a second height less than the first height; and
- a spine defining a line around which the second page can be rotated,
- wherein the booklet can be disposed with respect to a disc case cover having a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, and a second cover edge opposite the first cover edge, the distance between the cover edges being substantially equal to the first height, so as to have its first page lie substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface and its second page capable of rotating around the line while remaining substantially flat and without the second page contacting the cover tab.
2. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the first page and second page are the only pages in the booklet.
3. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the connection between the first page and the second page includes a staple.
4. The booklet of claim 1, further including at least one page in addition to the first page and the second page.
5. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the booklet includes at least one page in addition to the first page and the second page, and wherein the first page, the second page, and the least one page in addition to the first page and the second page are delineated by at least two folds in a single sheet, and wherein one of the folds constitutes the spine.
6. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the booklet includes one binding, the binding constituting the spine.
7. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the booklet includes at least two bindings, one of which constitutes the spine.
8. The booklet of claim 1, wherein the booklet includes multiple pages so that when the booklet is fully opened, the booklet lies substantially flat and substantially forms a rectangle.
9. The booklet of claim 1 wherein the booklet includes multiple pages so that when fully opened, the booklet lies substantially flat and substantially forms a rectangle whose height and width are substantially greater than the height and width of a single page from the multiple pages.
10. The booklet of claim 1 wherein the booklet includes multiple pages so that when the booklet is at least partially opened, at least some pages from the multiple pages lie substantially flat and substantially form a rectangle whose height and width are substantially greater than the height and width of a single page from the multiple pages.
11. The booklet of claim 1 wherein the booklet includes a codex portion in addition to the first page.
12. A method including:
- inserting a booklet into a disc case cover,
- wherein the disc case cover has a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, a second cover edge being a first distance opposite the first cover edge, and a cover tab,
- wherein the booklet includes: a first page having a first height substantially equal to the first distance; a second page, connected to the first page, having a second height less than the first height; and a spine defining a line around which the second page can be rotated,
- wherein the inserting includes placing the booklet in such a position that the first page lies substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface,
- and wherein the second page can rotate around the line while remaining substantially flat and without contacting the cover tab.
13. An article of manufacture including
- a booklet including: a first page having a first height, a second page connected to the first page and having a second height less than the first height, and a spine defining a line around which the second page can be rotated; and
- a disc case cover, having a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, and a second cover edge opposite the first cover edge, the distance between the cover edges being substantially equal to the first height,
- wherein the booklet is disposed with respect to the disc case cover so as to have the first page lie substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface, and its second page capable of rotating around the line while remaining substantially flat and without the second page contacting the cover tab.
14. The article of claim 13, further including a disc stowing portion.
15. The article of claim 14, wherein the second page, when rotated around the line, can be brought substantially into contact with the disc stowing portion.
16. The article of claim 13, wherein the first page and the second page are the only pages in the booklet.
17. The article of claim 13, wherein the connection between the first page and the second page include a staple.
18. The article of claim 13, wherein the booklet further includes at least one page in addition to the first page and second page.
19. The article claim 13, wherein the booklet includes at least one page in addition to the first page and second page, and wherein the at least three pages are delineated by folds in a single sheet.
20. The article of claim 13, wherein the booklet includes one binding.
21. The article of claim 13, wherein the booklet includes at least two bindings.
22. A method including:
- manufacturing a first page having a first height;
- manufacturing a second page having a second height less than the first height; and
- connecting the first page and the second page, so that a spine is formed that defines a line around which the second page can be rotated,
- wherein a booklet including the first page and the second page can be so disposed with respect to a disc case cover having a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, and a second cover edge opposite the first cover edge, the distance between the cover edges being substantially equal to the first height, so as to have its first page lie substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface and its second page capable of rotating around the line while remaining substantially flat and without the second page contacting the cover tab.
23. A method including:
- defining a set of fold lines on a sheet of material, the set of fold lines including a first fold line;
- forming a shape having at least one edge from the sheet of material; and
- folding the sheet to form a first fold substantially coincident with the first fold line,
- wherein at least two pages are defined by the edges of the shape and the fold lines, and
- wherein the first fold forms a boundary between a first page having a first height and a second page having a second height less than the first height, such that a booklet including the first page and the second page can be so disposed with respect to a disc case cover having a cover face, a cover tab having a first surface facing the cover face, a first cover edge, and a second cover edge opposite the first cover edge in which the distance between the cover edges is substantially equal to the first height so as to have the first page lie substantially flat between the cover face and the first surface and the second page capable of rotating around a line defined by the first fold while remaining substantially flat and without the second page contacting the cover tab.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the material is paper.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the forming is performed subsequent to the folding.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the folding is performed subsequent to the forming.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 25, 2006
Publication Date: Jan 31, 2008
Inventor: Johan Liljencrants (Stockholm)
Application Number: 11/459,696
International Classification: B65D 71/00 (20060101); B65D 85/30 (20060101);