Claims
- 1. A storage package for multiple recording media comprising a paper board component attached to at least two plastic, recording medium-holding trays, said package having an open and closed configuration and adapted to be latched in the closed configuration, said package in said closed configuration resembling a closed book with all said recording media inside of said package, said package including:
A. a paper board component defining a plurality of panels arranged end to end, said panels having opposite flat faces and being separated from each other by spline strips which are bounded by fold lines to allow the panels to be folded upon one another such that, in the folded configuration, the package resembles a closed book, the outwardly facing face of the last panel to be folded to form the closed book configuration comprising an outer cover of said book; B. a first plastic latching tray for receiving and holding a recording medium attached to the inside face of said last panel to be folded and a second plastic latching tray for receiving and holding a recording medium attached to the panel face opposite said inside face in the folded configuration; C. said first and second plastic latching trays defining:
(i) a generally planar surface having opposite faces for receiving and maintaining a recording medium on a first face thereof, said planar surface having marginal edges defining the peripheral extent of said surface; (ii) upstanding wall portions on said planar surface proximate the marginal edges of said planar surface, said wall portions on said second latching tray being positioned a greater distance inside the marginal edges of said planar surface than on said first latching tray such that, when said latching trays are brought together into first face to first face proximity, the wall portions of said second latching tray nest within the wall portions of said first latching tray with the outside of the wall portions of said second latching tray immediately adjacent the inside of the wall portions of said first latching tray, the separation between the planar surfaces of said latching trays being determined by the height of said wall portions; and (iii) means at corresponding locations on the wall portions of said first and second latching trays for releasably engaging and latching said first and second latching trays together in an assembled configuration; and D. additional plastic recording medium holding trays as needed for holding said multiple recording media, said additional plastic trays being attached to panel faces which are in the interior of the storage package in the folded configuration.
- 2. A storage package, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said generally planar surface of each of said latching trays has a circular recess formed therein for receiving said recording medium and a rosette within said recess for releasably holding said recording medium in said recess.
- 3. A storage package, as claimed in claim 2, wherein said generally planar surface of each of said latching trays further includes finger wells communicating with and extending outwardly from said recess for allowing the insertion of fingers therein when removing said recording medium from said recess.
- 4. A storage package, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for releasably latching comprises protrusions on the inside of the wall portions of said first tray engaging correspondingly located protrusions on the outside of the wall portions of said second tray.
- 5. A storage package, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple recording media comprise at least three recording media.
- 6. A storage package, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple recording media comprise at least four recording media.
- 7. A storage package, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said trays are adhesively attached to said panels.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation in part of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/284,413, filed Oct. 31, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10284413 |
Oct 2002 |
US |
Child |
10690841 |
Oct 2003 |
US |