Stackable tray for compact discs, CD-ROMS and other discs

- Tenex Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disc storage tray showing our new design, the discs depicted by means of broken lines being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the front side thereof, the rear side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of one side thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the disc storage tray of our new design of FIG. 1, the bottom letter tray being shown to illustrate the stacking feature.

The bottom letter tray and discs, depicted by means of broken lines, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404956
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 1999
Assignee: Tenex Corporation (Elk Grove Village, IL)
Inventors: Albert B. Cheris (Highland Park, IL), Mark Dziersk (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Lockwood, Alex FitzGibbon & Cummings
Application Number: 0/79,116
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6629
International Classification: 0604;