David M Hutton

US Patent:

60360089, Mar 14, 2000

Filed:

Mar 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/044454

Inventors:

David L. Hutton - Richfield OH

International Classification:

B65D 8557

US Classification:

206303

Abstract:

A disk storage device includes a first housing portion including a planar upper wall spaced-apart from a planar lower wall, a first side wall connecting mutual first edges of the upper and lower walls together, a second side wall connecting mutual second edges of the upper and lower walls together, and a closed end wall connecting mutual end edges of the upper and lower walls together, the walls cooperating to define a disk holder portion having a front opening for receiving a planar object therein. The storage device also includes a second housing portion slidably receiving the first housing portion therein, the second housing portion including a planar upper wall spaced-apart from a planar lower wall, a first side wall connecting mutual first edges of the upper and lower walls together, and a second side wall connecting mutual second edges of the upper and lower walls together, the walls cooperating to define a disk case portion having a front opening for receiving an object and a rear opening for receiving the first housing portion, the lower wall and both side walls of the second housing portion extending rearwardly from the rear opening to support the first housing portion in a disk storage position. A biasing means such as a spring biases the first housing portion and the second housing portion apart in the disk storage position wherein the front opening of the first housing portion is proximate the rear opening of the second housing portion.