Receptacle for receiving a packaged data carrier

• US 20050056555A1
• Filed: 11/23/2002
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Braun & Connelly OHG
• Original Assignee: Braun & Connelly OHG
• Inventors: Braun, Stephan, Connelly, Kai
• Application Number:
  US10/497,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20050056555A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/308.100
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0411 Single disc boxes G11B33/0461 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0422 for discs without cartridge

Abstract

The invention relates to a container for accommodating a packaged data carrier, particularly a CD or DVD, having a first accommodation space (6) for accommodating the packaged data carrier (1), and a second accommodation space (8) for accommodating print materials, a T-shirt, or the like, which is separated from the first accommodation space (6). According to the invention, the first accommodation space (6) has a holder to accommodate the packaged data carrier (1), and the second accommodation space (8) is separated from the first accommodation space (6) by means of a removable covering (10), whereby the two accommodation spaces (6, 8) have essentially the same base area dimensions.

Claims

1. :

Container for accommodating a packaged data carrier, particularly a CD or DVD, having a first accommodation space (6) for accommodating the packaged data carrier (1), and a second accommodation space (8) for accommodating print materials, a T-shirt, or the like, which is separated from the first accommodation space (6), characterized in that the first accommodation space (6) has a holder to accommodate the packaged data carrier (1), and the second accommodation space (8) is separated from the first accommodation space (6) by means of a removable covering (10), whereby the two accommodation spaces (6, 8) have essentially the same base area dimensions.

2. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier (1) is configured as a standardized CD or DVD container.

3. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the second accommodation space (8) is configured to be rectangular, with a circumferential border (12) that has lateral super-elevations (11), which form the holder and are arranged on two opposite lengthwise sides of the circumferential border (12), and at the outer ends of which projections (16) that face inwards are provided, which partially overlap the first accommodation space (6) and can hold a packaging (4) in place.

4. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the second accommodation space (8) is configured with a circumferential border (12) that has elevated side walls (17) on two opposite lengthwise sides, which walls form the holder and delimit the first accommodation space (6), whereby edges (18) directed inwards are arranged at the outer ends of the elevated side walls (17), which edges partly overlap the first accommodation space (6) and are able to hold a packaging (4) in place.

5. :

Container according to claim 3, wherein the covering (10) can be inserted into a pair of rails (22) that is arranged on the insides of the circumferential border (12).

6. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the first accommodation space (6) contains a stop (24) to limit the insertion path of the data carrier (4).

7. :

Container according to claim 3, wherein the super-elevations (11) are made from an elastic material.

8. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the holder to accommodate the packaged data carrier is configured as a block-shaped accommodation container (26) that is open on one side, which forms the first accommodation space, and into which a packaging (4) can be inserted, and that the accommodation container (26) can be set onto the second accommodation space (8).

9. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the covering (10) has pins (20) that can engage into openings (9) on the inside of the circumferential border (12) of the second accommodation space (8).

10. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the second accommodation space (8) has holders for fixing objects introduced into the second accommodation space (8) in place spatially.

11. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the container (2) and the covering (10) are made of transparent polystyrene.

12. :

Container according to claim 1, wherein the removable covering forms a part of the first accommodation space.

13. :

Container according to claim 12, wherein the first accommodation space (32) contains a rectangular base plate (42), holder elements (34) that are arranged on two opposite edges of the base plate (42), and projections (35) on the outer end of the holder elements (34) that are directed inwards, and the base plate (42) has press-down elements (48) that are directed into the first accommodation space (32), which are configured to be resilient, so that a data carrier (33) that has been set into the first accommodation space (32) is pressed against the projections (35) that are directed inwards, by the press-down elements (48), and thus is held between the press-down elements (48) and the projections (35).

14. :

Container according to claim 13, wherein the base plate (42) has curve-shaped indentations (47), by means of which resilient surface regions delimited in the base plate (42) are formed, which regions are connected with the remaining region of the base plate (42) by way of gates, and the press-down elements (48) that project from the base plate (42), which press against a data carrier (33) introduced into the first accommodation space (32), are arranged in the surface regions that are formed.

15. :

Container according to claim 13, wherein the container has at least one catch device to attach the first accommodation space (32) on the second accommodation space (30), which device can be blocked by a data carrier (33) inserted into the first accommodation space (32), to prevent it from being removed from the second accommodation space (30).

16. :

Container according to claim 15, wherein the first accommodation space (32) has at least one recess (44), and the catch device of the second accommodation space (30) has at least one hook (40), arranged laterally at the end of a bendable extension (39), whereby the hook (40) can engage in the recess (44) of the first accommodation space (32), so that the first accommodation space (32) can be attached to the second accommodation space (30), whereby a data carrier (33) inserted into the first accommodation space (32) prevents the hook (40) from being pressed inwards and thereby being released from the recess (44).

17. :

Container according to claim 13, wherein the holder elements (34) are configured to be resilient.

18. :

Container according to claim 13, wherein the first accommodation space (32) is attached to the second accommodation space (30) by means of a film hinge, so as to pivot.