Direct application packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material
US6626288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/045
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A 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. The packaging device includes a first member for the storage of disc-shaped media in a chamber or cavity, which packaging device may be attached to any container used for the storage of materials other than the disc-shaped media. The first member includes means for maintaining the disc media in a stable state within the chamber, said means comprising a fugitive glue or other temporary adhesive applied to the non-media surface of the disc-media, allowing the disc-media to be removably attached to the interior surface of the chamber. The disc-shaped media may be sealed within the inner chamber by means of shrink-wrapped plastic, a foil seal or a paperboard seal. In an alternative embodiment a seal is applied about the opening to the chamber, and the disc-shaped media is allowed to “float” freely within the chamber, being bounded on one side by the first member and on the other side by the removable seal. A method is further provided for packaging such disc-shaped item and other material within the packaging device.
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