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Holder for compact discs

  • US 5,887,713 A
  • Filed: 10/11/1996
  • Issued: 03/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A holder (10) for removably supporting a compact disc (11) of the type having a circular center opening (12), an upper surface (13) and a lower surface (14) and an outer peripheral edge (15), said holder (10) comprising:

  • a compact disc support step (16) extending upwardly from a support step base (17), said support step (16) having an upper surface (18) and a lower surface (19);

    at least three compact disc support arms (20, 21,

         22) extending upwardly from said compact disc support step (16), said support arms (20, 21,

         22) being centered about a single support arm central axis (23), the group of said support arms comprising;

    a compact disc support ring (24) centered about said central axis (23), said compact disc support ring extending upwardly with respect to said compact disc support step (16), said compact disc support ring having an upper terminus (25), said compact disc ring having an outer surface (26);

    a compact disc restraining portion (28) extending away from the outer surface of said compact disc support ring, said restraining portion (28) having a remote edge (29);

    a guide ring (30) extending upwardly from said remote edge (20) and also extending toward said single support arm central axis (23), said guide ring (30) lying along imaginary circles having a minimum diameter (d) and a maximum diameter (D), said imaginary circles centered about said single support arm central axis (23), said guide ring (30) extending toward said single support arm central axis (23) as it extends upwardly from said remote edge (29) of said compact disc restraining portion (28) to an edge closer to said central axis (23) each of said compact disc support arms having a portion which extends downwardly generally in the direction of said compact disc support step (16) and terminating in an inner floor (32) each of said compact disc support arms (20, 21,

         22) also terminating in two end walls (33,34) extending centrally from said compact disc supporting ring to an end wall base (35), said inner floor (32) and each of said end wall bases (35) being positioned nearer said single support arm central axis (23) as compared to said outer edge (29) of the compact disc restraining portion (28) so that the compact disc restraining portion (28) can flex both downwardly and hingedly toward the single support arm central axis (23) as the compact disc support arms (20, 21,

         22) are pushed downwardly and the downward flex is elastically restrained by the inner floor (32) and by the compact disc support step (16) and said holder (10) is free of any members which move upwardly before the downward movement of the compact disc support arms (20, 21,

         22) is stopped.

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