Diskette holder storage tray

• US 4,776,463 A
• Filed: 09/05/1986
• Issued: 10/11/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Digital Masters Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Digital Masters Incorporated
• Inventors: Press, Ralph H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US06/903,700
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 206/307, 206/309, 206/312, 206/313, 206/425, 206/444, 211/40, 220/22, 312/10, 312/12
• US Class Current: 206/308.3
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0438 for disc cartridges

Abstract

A tray is constructed for storing a plurality of diskette holders, each holder having different identifying indicia thereon, and the tray bottom being stepped so that each identifying indicia is viewable from the front of the tray. The diskette holders are in the form of a book with inside pouches to protect and store a plurality of diskettes. Both the diskette holder and tray combination is formed essentially entirely of transparent thermoplastic material.

Claims

1. A diskette holder and tray combination comprising:

a tray comprising a front wall, a bottom wall and side walls connected to said bottom wall, said bottom wall including a plurality of horizontal wall portions disposed in different horizontally disposed planes and a plurality of vertical walls extending upwardly from the horizontal wall portions and separating each of the bottom wall portions;

a diskette holder comprising a foldable member having front and back outside surfaces with top and bottom edges and opposed inside surfaces with the member folded, further comprising one sleeve formed on each inside surface and a diskette in each sleeve so that the diskettes are facingly disposed with the member folded, and identifying indicia being disposed on the front outside surface adjacent to the top edge;

whereby when said folded diskette holder is inserted into the tray on one bottom wall portion and being vertically disposed between adjacent vertical walls so as to be held upright by said adjacent vertical walls, and said tray being of thermoplastic material and said front wall comprising a transparent thermoplastic plate, whereby with a plurality of inserted folded diskette holders on respective bottom wall portions, each respective identifying indicia is viewable from the front of the tray without removing the holders from the tray.

2. The combination of claim 1, said tray being formed essentially of thermoplastic material, and said front wall comprising a transparent thermoplastic plate.

3. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a cover for said tray.

4. The combination of claim 3, said tray and cover being transparent.

5. The combination of claim 4, said holder consisting essentially of thermoplastic sheeting.