Claims
- 1. A device for packaging a disc-shaped media of the type having a central aperture therethrough together with an object having at least one rigid or semi-rigid member having a front surface and a back surface, said surface being either hingedly or removably attached to the remainder of said object, said device comprising:
an opening provided within said rigid or semi-rigid member; and a storage device having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said upper portion is complementary in shape to said opening such that said upper portion may be inserted into said opening such that the base of said device is in flush alignment with the back surface, and further providing means for receiving and retaining said disc-shaped media, and wherein said lower surface is adapted to engage said back surface to thereby prevent said storage device from completely passing through said opening.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said opening is circular and said upper portion is cylindrical in shape.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein said object is selected from the group consisting of a book, a folder, a portfolio and a box.
- 4. The device of claim 1, further including a cover adapted to engage said upper portion to thereby create a chamber within which said disc-shaped media may be secured.
- 5. A device for packaging a disc-shaped media of the type having a central aperture therethrough together with an object having at least one rigid or semi-rigid member having a front surface and a back surface, said surface being either hingedly or removably attached to the remainder of said object, said device comprising:
an opening provided within said rigid or semi-rigid member; a storage device having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said upper portion is complementary in shape to said opening such that said upper portion may be inserted into said opening such that the base of said device is in flush alignment with said back surface, and further providing means for receiving and retaining said disc-shaped media, and wherein said lower surface is adapted to engage said back surface to thereby prevent said storage device from completely passing through said opening; and a cover adapted to engage said upper portion to thereby create a chamber within which said disc-shaped media may be secured.
- 6. A device for packaging a disc-shaped media of the type having a central aperture therethrough together with an object having at least one rigid or semi-rigid member having a front surface and a back surface, said surface being either hingedly or removably attached to the remainder of said object, said device comprising:
an opening provided within said rigid or semi-rigid member; and a storage device having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said upper portion provides a platform upon which said disc-shaped media sits, and further including a cylindrical support structure disposed on said platform and adapted to receive said disc-shaped media through said central aperture, said support structure allowing said disc-shaped media to rotate freely, and wherein said lower surface is adapted to engage said back surface to thereby prevent said storage device from completely passing through said opening.
- 7. The packaging device of claim 6, wherein said support structure further includes at least one protrusion to retain said disc-shaped media upon said support structure, and wherein said support structure and said at least one protrusion are at least slightly flexible so as to allow said disc-shaped media to be snapped over said at least one protrusion and said support structure to thereby attach to and remove from said support structure.
- 8. The packaging device of claim 7, further including at least one positioning member disposed on said lower portion, said positioning member being adapted to retain said storage device in place within said opening.
- 9. The device of claim 8, further including a seal attached to said planar surface and said storage device.
- 10. A device for packaging a disc-shaped media of the type having a central aperture therethrough together with an object having at least one rigid or semi-rigid member having a front surface and a back surface, said surface being either hingedly or removably attached to the remainder of said object, said device comprising:
an opening provided within said rigid or semi-rigid member; a storage device having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said upper portion provides a platform upon which said disc-shaped media sits, and further including a cylindrical support structure disposed on said platform and adapted to receive said disc-shaped media through said central aperture, said support structure allowing said disc-shaped media to rotate freely, wherein said support structure further includes at least one protrusion to retain said disc-shaped media upon said support structure, and wherein said support structure and said at least one protrusion are at least slightly flexible so as to allow said disc-shaped media to be snapped over said at least one protrusion and said support structure to thereby attach to and remove from said support structure, and wherein said lower surface is adapted to engage said back surface to thereby prevent said storage device from completely passing through said opening; and at least one positioning member disposed on said lower portion, said positioning member being adapted to retain said storage device in place within said opening.
- 11. A method for packaging disc-shaped media of the type having a central aperture therethrough together with an object having at least one rigid or semi-rigid planar surface either hingedly or removably attached to the remainder of said object, said method comprising the steps of:
providing an opening provided within said rigid or semi-rigid member; providing a storage device having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said upper portion is complementary in shape to said opening such that said upper portion may be inserted through said opening, and further providing means for receiving and retaining said disc-shaped media, and wherein said lower surface is adapted to engage said back surface to thereby prevent said storage device from completely passing through said opening; sliding said storage device through said opening; attaching said disc-shaped media to means for receiving and retaining; removably attaching a cover to said upper portion.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/702,266 filed on Oct. 31, 2000 in the names of Alexandra Gordon and Charles W. Grimes for “Packaging Device for Disc-Shaped Items and Related Materials and Method for Packaging Such Disks and Material” which, in turn, was a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/161,064 filed on Sep. 25, 1998 in the names of Alexandra Gordon and Charles W. Grimes for “Packaging Device for Disc-Shaped Items and Related Materials and Method for Packaging Such Disks and Material” which subsequently issued on Apr. 17, 2001 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,216,857.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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