Packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such disks and material
US6216857A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elongated packaging device is provided for packaging at least one disc-shaped item such as, for example, a recording media disc such as a CD, a CD-ROM or a DVD, together with other materials relating to such disc or otherwise in a stacked relationship. The packaging device includes an opening at one end thereof, and it has at least one internal upper chamber and at least one internal lower chamber for respectively receiving the disc-shaped item and the other materials. These chambers are divided by a support element that is adapted to positively retain the disc-shaped item within the upper chamber. A lid is further provided for closing the opening at the end of the packaging device. A method is further provided for packaging such disc-shaped item and other material within the packaging device.
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