Package assembly for keeping, storing, displaying and handling disc-shaped products
US6032795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/0422
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A package assembly for keeping, storing, displaying and handling disc-shaped products, such as compact discs and the like, wherein the assembly is comprised of a sleeve or pocket that is produced by folding and/or gluing a first paperboard or cardboard-like blank, and a slide or tray which is intended to removably receive at least one disc-shaped product and which is produced by folding and/or gluing a second paperboard or cardboard-like blank, wherein the sleeve has an opening through which the product-carrying slide can be inserted and withdrawn, wherein the slide includes product-constraining means, and wherein the sleeve and the slide include mutually coacting means which function to maximize the extent to which the slide can be withdrawn from the sleeve for the removal and insertion of a product into the space intended therefor. According to the invention, a folded part of the slide in the region of its bottom part functions both as a part of a product-receiving pocket and as a partition wall that enables two products to be received in mutually parallel and mutually separated relationship, wherein the folded part includes a separate foldable flap that forms a bottom abutment f…
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