DVD storage album

• US 6,672,452 B1
• Filed: 03/13/2002
• Issued: 01/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scosche Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Scosche Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Garretson, Joseph K., Alves, Kasidy W., Massett, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luong, Shian
• Application Number:
  US10/096,032
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 206/308.1, 206/312, 206/313, 206/472, 206/473, 206/232, 150/147, 281/31, 281/37, 281/38
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0444 for discs without cartridge

Abstract

A DVD equipment holder comprising, in combination a backer layer having opposite sides; first overlapping DVD reception pockets located at one of the sides, and attached to a layer, whereby the pockets have accessible DVD entrances; and a first transparent plastic layer or layers located at one side of the backer layer and attached to the backer layer to form a first auxiliary pocket or pockets having an entrance or entrances, whereby a graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVD'"'"'s is or are receivable in an auxiliary pocket or pockets, and viewable through the first plastic layer or layers.

Claims

1. DVD equipment holder comprising in combination:

a) two backer layers that are interconnected to fold between open and closed position, each backer layer having opposite sides,

b) first overlapping DVD reception pockets located at a relatively lower region of the backer layer at one of said sides, and attached to said layer, whereby said first pockets have accessible lower DVD entrances, and second overlapping DVD reception pockets located at a relatively upper region of the backer at a second and opposite of said sides, and attached to said layer, whereby said second pockets have accessible upper DVD entrances,

c) and a first transparent plastic layer or layers located at said one side of the backer layer and attached to said backer layer to form a first auxiliary pocket or pockets having a relatively upper entrance or entrances, whereby a first graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVD'"'"'s is or are receivable in said first auxiliary pocket or pockets, and viewable through said first plastic layer or layers, and a second transparent layer or layers, located at said second side of said backer layer and attached thereto to form a second pocket or pockets having a relatively lower entrance or entrances whereby a second graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVDs is or are receivable in said second auxiliary pocket or pockets and viewable through said second plastic layer or layers,

d) said first transparent layer being in registration with said second DVD reception pockets,

e) and said second transparent layer being in registration with said first DVD pockets.

2. The combination of claim 1 including DVD discs received in said DVD pockets, a graphics sheet received in said first auxiliary pocket, and an openable case enclosing said backer layer, said DVD discs, and said graphics layer, said backer layer having hinge connection to said case.

3. The combination of claim 1 including DVD discs received in said DVD pockets on both said backer layers, graphics sheets received in said auxiliary pockets on both said backer layers, at least one said plastic layer on one said backer layer protectively overlapping facing portions of the DVD discs projecting from DVD pockets on the other said backer layer.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein a plastic layer on said other backer layer protectively overlaps portions of DVD discs projecting from pockets on said one adjacent backer layer.

5. The combination of claim 3 including a case receiving all said backer layers, DVD discs and transparent plastic layers, said backer layers having hinge connection to said case to be individually rotatable when the case is opened.

6. The method of providing and using a DVD equipment holder that includes:

a) providing a backer layer having opposite sides,

b) providing first overlapping DVD reception pockets located at a relatively lower region of the backer layer at one of said sides, and attached to said layer, whereby said first pockets have accessible lower DVD entrances, and second overlapping DVD reception pockets located at a relatively upper region of the backer at a second and opposite of said sides, and attached to said layer, whereby said second pockets have accessible upper DVD entrances,

c) providing a first transparent plastic layer or layers located at said one side of the backer layer and attached to said backer layer to form a first auxiliary pocket or pockets having a relatively upper entrance or entrances, whereby a graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVD'"'"'s is or are receivable in said first auxiliary pocket or pockets, and viewable through said first plastic layer or layers, and providing a second transparent layer or layers, located at said second side of said backer layer and attached thereto to form a second pocket or pockets having a relatively lower entrance or entrances whereby a second graphics sheet or sheets associated with one or more DVDs is or are receivable in said second auxiliary pocket or pockets and viewable through said second plastic layer or layers,

d) said first transparent layer being in registration with said second DVD reception pockets,

e) and said second transparent layer being in registration with said first DVD pockets,

f) inserting DVDs in said DVD reception pockets,

g) placing a graphics sheet or sheets in said auxiliary pocket or pockets,

h) viewing said graphics sheet or sheets through said transparent layer or layers, to identify the DVD or DVDs in said first reception pocket or pockets,

i) and removing an identified and selected DVD or DVDs from said reception pocket or pockets, for use.