WO2005120990A1

WO2005120990A1 - Cover for electronic medium

Info

Publication number: WO2005120990A1
Application number: PCT/ES2005/000314
Authority: WO
Inventors: Marcelo MARTÍNEZ LAX; Manuel BAÑÓ HERNÁNDEZ
Original assignee: Bano+lax Asociados Scp
Current assignee: Bano+lax Asociados Scp
Priority date: 2004-06-02
Filing date: 2005-06-02
Publication date: 2005-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2006-12-02
Also published as: ES1057769Y; ES1057769U

Abstract

The invention relates to a cover for an electronic medium, which is particularly suitable for CDs and DVDs in all of the musical and/or audio-visual technological recording and/or re-recording forms thereof. The invention consists of an elastically-flexible discoid part which is equipped with: a low-height peripheral wall on at least one of the two sides thereof, such as to form a housing for the electronic medium; and openable means for retaining the medium.

Description

CUBIERTA PARA SOPORTE INFORMÁTICO D E S C R I P C I Ó N COVER FOR COMPUTER SUPPORT D E S C R I P C I Ó N

La presente invención tiene por objeto-una cubierta para soporte informático, concretamente una que es de aplicación a los soportes informáticos del tipo de los CDs y los DVDs, ambos en todas sus variantes de grabación y/o de regrabación tecnológica, musical y/o audiovisual. En la actualidad, tales soportes informáticos, tanto vírgenes como grabados, se expenden habitualmente ubicados en el interior de un estuche protector constituido, en la mayoría de los casos, por dos piezas abisagradas de plástico, de las cuales una constituye la base, que incluye unos medios de retención practicable para el soporte informático, y la otra la tapa, siendo normalmente opaca la primera y transparente la segunda. En otros casos, especialmente cuando se trata de soportes informáticos del tipo de DVDs grabados, tales como los que recogen películas cinematográficas, los estuches protectores son más voluminosos porque incluyen una envolvente de cartón organizada a manera de caja. En ambos casos, el estuche protector presenta inconvenientes en cuanto al volumen ocupado en su almacenado particular y al coste de producción, siendo este último relevante a la hora de establecer el precio de venta del producto. Con el ánimo de abaratar el estuche protector se han venido utilizando meros estuches de cartulina configurados a modo de fundas o sobres sin cierre. Estos estuches protectores simplificados cubren, también, ambas caras del soporte, pero adolecen del inconveniente de que son poco resistentes al uso continuado, al contacto accidental con los líquidos, al roce, a que la boca de entrada permanece semiabierta permitiendo la entrada de polvo, etc. A fin y efecto de disponer de unos medios protectores económicos y eficaces para tales soportes informáticos, se ha adoptado la solución de proteger exclusivamente la cara grabada y el canto del soporte informático. De acuerdo con la precedente solución se ha desarrollado la cubierta para soporte informático que constituye el objeto de la presente invención, la cual consiste en una pieza discoidal flexiblemente elástica que, presentando, en al menos una de sus dos caras, una pared perimetral de reducida altura, constituye un alojamiento para el soporte informático, y dispone de medios de retención practicables de dicho soporte informático. Unas características de la invención, consideradas aisladamente o en combinación, consiste en que los- medios de retención - practicable del -soporte informático están constituidos por configuración de la cara interior de la pared perimetral, pudiendo consistir dicha configuración, preferentemente, en una ligera conicidad de la cara interior de la citada pared o bien una ligera disposición de tope prevista en dicha cara interior de la pared perimetral, sea esta de configuración cilindrica o troncocónica. Otra característica de la invención, que no excluye ninguna de las características expuestas precedentemente con las que puede entrar en combinación, estriba en que la pieza discoidal comprende, como medios de retención practicables del soporte informático, una disposición elástica que emerge centralmente de la cara de dicha pieza discoidal que está flanqueada por la pared perimetral y se relaciona con dicho soporte informático a través del orificio central del que están convencionalmente dotados tales soportes informáticos. En este caso la disposición elástica, que constituye los medios de retención practicable del soporte informático , es una del tipo radial que retiene a dicho soporte informático por expansión centrífuga automática y lo libera por contracción centrípeta determinada por presionado voluntario en sentido axial. Otra característica de la invención la constituye el hecho de que la pieza discoidal dispone de pared perimetral y de medios de retención en ambas caras, con lo que se consigue resguardar simultáneamente a dos soportes informáticos en una sola pieza discoidal. Se ha previsto en este caso que los medios de retención, en al menos una de las caras de la pieza discoidal, sean postizos a la misma, o bien que tales medios de retención, constituyendo una sola pieza o dos piezas, sean postizos a la pieza discoidal. La invención contempla el hecho de que dos piezas discoidales puedan solidarizarse por su cara carente de pared perimetral. Asimismo, la invención comprende que la cara exterior de la pieza discoidal presenta amplias zonas de superficie rugosa circundadas por franjas lisas que en algunos casos son radiales y en otros circunferenciales; que dispone de escotaduras, diametralmente opuestas, en la pared perimetral, a través de las cuales se alcanza el canto del soporte informático; y que la pieza discoidal dispone en su centro de una zona anular resaltada para el asiento directo del centro no sensible de la cara grabada del soporte informático y permitir la disposición en voladizo del resto de la misma. Para facilitar la comprensión de las ideas precedentes, se describe seguidamente unas realizaciones preferidas de la invención, haciendo referencia a los dibujos ilustrativos que la acompañan. En los dibujos: Figura 1, representa, en planta superior, una cubierta para soporte informático en la que se aprecia la pared perimetral y unos medios de retención centrales. Figura 2, representa, en planta inferior, la cubierta para soporte informático en la que se observan espacios para la inserción de etiquetas identificadoras del contenido del soporte informático. Figura 3, representa una sección diametral según la línea lll-lll de la figura 1. Figura 4, representa, en sección diametral, una porción mayor que una radial de una cubierta según la invención, en la que los medios de retención vienen determinados por la configuración en conicidad de la pared perimetral. Figura 5, representa, análogamente al caso de la firma anterior, una porción mayor de una cubierta monopieza, según la invención, que presenta dos paredes perimetrales con sus medios de retención por conicidad. Figura 6, representa, en sección, una porción extrema que muestra el caso de asociación por adosado de dos cubiertas simples como la representada en las figuras 1 a 3 y que podrían ser, también, la de la figura 4. Figura 7, representa, en sección diametral, una porción extrema de una cubierta como la de las figuras 3 y 4 en la que los medios de retención consisten en una disposición de tope situada en la cara interna de la pared perimetral. Figuras 8 a 11 , representan, en sección, una porción central de piezas discoidales destinadas a constituir simultáneamente la cubierta para dos soportes informáticos según diversas maneras de disponer los medios de retención en su centro. En las figuras 1 a 3 se ilustra una cubierta para soporte informático del tipo de los CDs y DVDs que, según una forma de realización, está constituida por una pieza discoidal 1 de material preferentemente flexible y elástico, que en una de sus caras, designada como cara superior 2, presenta una pared perimetral 3, mientras que su otra cara, designada como cara inferior 4, es substancialmente lisa, presentando, -potestativamente, -zonas lisas, en disposición perimetral-5, radiai-6 -y anular central-7, y zonas rugosas 8, intercaladas entre las anteriores, que están destinadas a situar etiquetas identificadoras. La pieza discoidal 1 presenta, convencionalmente en el centro de su cara superior 2, unos medios de retención del soporte informático 9 consistentes en una disposición elástica 10 de configuración substancialmente cilindrica de reducida altura. Esta disposición elástica 10 emerge de una zona anular resaltada 11 que sirve de asiento de la parte central no sensible de la cara grabada del soporte informático 9 y permite que el resto del mismo se mantenga en voladizo sin entrar en contacto con la citada cara superior 2 ó, a lo sumo, apoyarse por una ligera zona perimetral sobre una fina nervadura 12. La disposición elástica 10 está constituida por una pluralidad de dientes, en parte inicialmente rectilíneos 13A, según la generatriz de la configuración cilindrica de la disposición elástica 10, y en parte terminados en un acodado radial 13B en voladizo, de modo que retiene al soporte informático, ajustadamente a través de su orificio central, por expansión elástica automática en sentido centrífugo y lo libera por contracción elástica en sentido centrípeto determinada por un presionado axial voluntario sobre los acodados radiales 13B. En la figura 4 se muestra unos medios de retención constituidos mediante la configuración de la cara interior de la pared perimetral 14 consistente en que aquella adopta una configuración troncocónica 15 que retiene suave y firmemente al soporte informático 9, el cual puede ser introducido o extraído del alojamiento creado entre la cara superior 2 de la pieza discoidal 1A y la citada pared perimetral 14 merced a que dicha pieza discoidal 1A está constituida por un material plástico elásticamente flexible, lo que permite una ligera deformación de la citada pared perimetral 14 con la intención de facilitar la entrada o salida del soporte informático 9. En vistas a facilitar tales operaciones se ha previsto que la citada pared perimetral 14 sea del espesor representado a trazos 16 en la figura 4 y/o disponga de unas amplias escotaduras 17, diametralmente opuestas, que permiten acceder al canto del soporte informático 9. En el caso de la figura 5, la pared perimetral 18 es común para ambas carasThe present invention aims at a cover for computer support, specifically one that is applicable to computer media such as CDs and DVDs, both in all its variants of recording and / or technological, musical and / or re-recording audiovisual. At present, such computer supports, both virgin and engraved, are usually sold inside a protective case constituted, in most cases, by two hinged pieces of plastic, of which one constitutes the base, which includes a practicable retention means for the computer support, and the other the cover, the first being normally opaque and the second transparent. In other cases, especially when it comes to computer media such as recorded DVDs, such as those that collect cinematographic films, protective cases are more bulky because they include a cardboard envelope organized as a box. In both cases, the protective case has drawbacks in terms of the volume occupied in its particular storage and the cost of production, the latter being relevant when establishing the sale price of the product. In order to make the protective case cheaper, they have been using mere cardboard cases configured as covers or envelopes without closing. These simplified protective cases also cover both sides of the support, but suffer from the disadvantage that they are not very resistant to continued use, accidental contact with liquids, rubbing, that the inlet mouth remains semi-open allowing the entry of dust, etc. In order to have economical and effective protective means for such computer media, the solution to exclusively protect the engraved face and edge of the computer media has been adopted. In accordance with the above solution, the cover for computer support which is the object of the present invention, which consists of in a flexible elastic disk piece that, presenting, on at least one of its two faces, a perimeter wall of reduced height, constitutes a housing for the computer support, and has practicable retention means of said computer support. Characteristics of the invention, considered in isolation or in combination, consist in that the retention means practicable of the computer support are constituted by configuration of the inner face of the perimeter wall, said configuration being able to consist, preferably, in a slight taper. of the inner face of said wall or a slight stop arrangement provided in said inner face of the perimeter wall, be it cylindrical or conical shaped. Another feature of the invention, which does not exclude any of the features set forth above with which it can enter in combination, is that the discoidal piece comprises, as practicable retention means of the computer support, an elastic arrangement that emerges centrally from the face of said discoidal piece that is flanked by the perimeter wall and is related to said computer support through the central hole of which such computer supports are conventionally provided. In this case the elastic arrangement, which constitutes the practicable retention means of the computer support, is one of the radial type that retains said computer support by automatic centrifugal expansion and releases it by centripetal contraction determined by voluntary pressing in the axial direction. Another feature of the invention is the fact that the discoidal part has a perimeter wall and retention means on both sides, whereby it is possible to simultaneously protect two computer supports in a single discoidal piece. It is envisaged in this case that the retention means, on at least one of the faces of the discoidal piece, are false thereto, or that such retention means, constituting a single piece or two pieces, are false to the discoidal piece. The invention contemplates the fact that two discoidal pieces can stand in solidarity with their face devoid of perimeter wall. Also, the invention comprises that the outer face of the discoidal piece has large areas of rough surface surrounded by smooth strips that in some cases are radial and in others circumferential; which has recesses, diametrically opposed, in the perimeter wall, through which the edge of the computer support is reached; and that the discoidal piece has in its center an annular area highlighted for the direct seat of the non-sensitive center of the recorded face of the computer support and to allow the cantilever arrangement of the rest thereof. To facilitate the understanding of the foregoing ideas, preferred embodiments of the invention are described below, with reference to the accompanying illustrative drawings. In the drawings: Figure 1, represents, on the upper floor, a cover for computer support in which the perimeter wall and central retention means can be seen. Figure 2 represents, on the lower floor, the cover for computer support in which there are spaces for the insertion of labels identifying the content of the computer support. Figure 3 represents a diametral section along the line lll-lll of Figure 1. Figure 4 represents, in diametral section, a portion larger than a radial portion of a cover according to the invention, in which the retention means are determined by the conical configuration of the perimeter wall. Figure 5, similarly to the case of the previous signature, represents a larger portion of a single piece cover, according to the invention, which has two perimeter walls with their retaining means by taper. Figure 6, represents, in section, an extreme portion showing the case of association by two single roofs as shown in Figures 1 to 3 and which could also be that of Figure 4. Figure 7, represents, in diametral section, an end portion of a cover like that of figures 3 and 4 in which the retaining means consist of a stop arrangement located on the inner face of the perimeter wall. Figures 8 to 11, represent, in section, a central portion of discoidal pieces intended to simultaneously constitute the cover for two computer media according to various ways of arranging the retention means at their center. Figures 1 to 3 illustrate a cover for computer support of the type of CDs and DVDs which, according to one embodiment, is constituted by a discoidal piece 1 of preferably flexible and elastic material, which on one of its faces, designated as upper face 2, it has a perimeter wall 3, while its other face, designated as lower face 4, is substantially smooth, presenting, potentially, smooth areas, in perimeter arrangement-5, radius-6 -and central ring- 7, and rough areas 8, interspersed between the previous ones, which are intended to place identifying labels. The discoidal part 1 has, conventionally in the center of its upper face 2, retention means of the computer support 9 consisting of an elastic arrangement 10 of substantially cylindrical configuration of reduced height. This elastic arrangement 10 emerges from a highlighted annular zone 11 that serves as the seat of the non-sensitive central part of the recorded face of the computer support 9 and allows the rest of it to remain cantilevered without coming into contact with said upper face 2 or, at most, be supported by a slight perimeter area on a thin rib 12. The elastic arrangement 10 is constituted by a plurality of teeth, partly initially rectilinear 13A, according to the generatrix of the cylindrical configuration of the elastic arrangement 10, and partly terminated in a cantilever radial bend 13B, so that it retains the computer support, tightly through its central hole, by automatic elastic expansion in the centrifugal direction and releases it by elastic contraction in the centripetal direction determined by a voluntary axial pressing on radial bends 13B. Figure 4 shows retention means constituted by the configuration of the inner face of the perimeter wall 14 consisting in that it adopts a truncated conical configuration 15 that gently and firmly retains the computer support 9, which can be introduced or removed from the housing created between the upper face 2 of the disk piece 1A and said perimeter wall 14 thanks to the fact that said disk piece 1A is constituted by an elastically flexible plastic material, which allows a slight deformation of said perimeter wall 14 with the intention of facilitate the entry or exit of the computer support 9. In order to facilitate such operations it is provided that said perimeter wall 14 is of the thickness shown in strokes 16 in Figure 4 and / or has wide recesses 17, diametrically opposed, which allow access to the edge of the computer support 9. In the case of Figure 5, the perimeter wall 18 is common for both sides

2A y 3A de la pieza discoidal 1 B que constituirán el fondo de sendos alojamientos para otros tanto soportes informáticos 9. En esta realización se han adoptado los medios de retención previstos en el-easo de la figura-4rsi bien pueden disponerse los previstos en las figuras 1 a 3. Se observa que en las piezas discoidales 1A y 1B, se han dispuesto centralmente unos dobles anillos 19 para el asiento central del soporte informático 9 y un caequillo centrador 20 que encaja sin fricción en el orificio central de dicho soporte informático 9 y que puede estar complementado con una fina nervadura perimetral 12 como la dispuesta en los casos de las figuras 1 a 3. En la realización de una pieza discoidal de doble soporte, como lo es la de la figura 5, se ha previsto que los medios de retención del tipo de disposición elástica 10 como la ilustrada en las figuras 1 a 3 puedan formar una sola pieza con la referida pieza discoidal 1 B que, como ilustra en la figura 8, configuran el resalte 11 y una doble disposición elástica 21. En otro caso, representado en la figura 9, la pieza discoidal 1 C presenta en una de sus dos caras una disposición elástica 10, como la de las figuras 1 a 3, mientras que en su otra cara se instala una disposición elástica postiza 22 que se fija a la misma convencionalmente. Según otra posibilidad, representada en la figura 10, la pieza discoidal 1 D carece de medios de retención conformados en su moldeo, incorporándosele sendas disposiciones elásticas 23A y 23B mutuamente acoplables entre sí, por medios convencionales de clipado, pegado, roscado, etc., intercalando entre ellos a la citada pieza discoidal 1 D, merced a la previsión de un orificio 24 en la misma, o bien fijándose directa e independientemente a la misma sin relación mutua, como se ilustra en la figura 11. Como se observa en la figura 7, se ha previsto que la cara interna de la pared marginal 4, en todos los casos, pueda disponer de una disposición de retención del soporte informático 9 constituida por una nervadura 25 continua o discontinua. Finalmente, cabe indicar que se ha previsto, tal como se ilustra en la figura 6, que dos piezas discoidales 1 ó 1A puedan adosarse y solidarizarse fijamente por su cara 3 mediante adhesión, clipado u otros medios para constituir una cubierta doble equivalente a la de la figura 5. 2A and 3A of the discoidal piece 1 B that will constitute the bottom of two housings for other computer supports 9. In this embodiment, the retention means provided in the easing of Figure-4 have been adopted although those provided in the Figures 1 to 3. It is observed that in the discoidal parts 1A and 1B, double rings 19 are centrally arranged for the central seat of the computer support 9 and a centering bushing 20 that fits frictionlessly into the central hole of said computer support 9 and that it can be complemented with a fine perimeter rib 12 as the one arranged in the cases of figures 1 to 3. In the realization of a double support disk, such as that of figure 5, it is provided that the means of retention of the type of elastic arrangement 10 as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 can form a single piece with the said disk piece 1 B which, as illustrated in Figure 8, configures the shoulder te 11 and a double elastic arrangement 21. In another case, represented in figure 9, the discoidal part 1 C has on one of its two faces an elastic arrangement 10, like that of figures 1 to 3, while in its other face is installed a false elastic arrangement 22 that is fixed thereto conventionally. According to another possibility, represented in FIG. 10, the discoidal part 1 D lacks retaining means formed in its molding, incorporating elastic arrangements 23A and 23B mutually coupled to each other, by conventional means of clipping, gluing, threading, etc., intercalating between them the said disk piece 1 D, thanks to the provision of a hole 24 therein, or directly and independently fixing it without mutual relationship, as illustrated in figure 11. As seen in figure 7, it is envisioned that the inner face of the marginal wall 4, in all cases, may have a retention arrangement of the computer support 9 constituted by a continuous or discontinuous rib 25. Finally, it should be noted that it has been foreseen, as illustrated in Figure 6, that two discoidal pieces 1 or 1A can be attached and fixedly supported by their side 3 by adhesion, clipping or other means to constitute a double cover equivalent to that of Figure 5.

Claims

1.- Cover for computer support, especially one of application to CDs and DVDs in all its variants of recording and / or musical and / or audiovisual technological re-recording, characterized in that it consists of a flexible elastic disk piece presenting, in the less one of its two faces, a perimeter wall of reduced height, constitutes a housing for the computer support, and has practicable retention means for said computer support.

2. Cover for computer support, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the practicable retention means of the computer support are constituted by configuration of the inner face of the perimeter wall.

3. Cover for computer support, according to claim 2, characterized in that the practicable retention means of the computer support are constituted by the slightly conical configuration of the perimeter wall.

4. Cover for computer support, according to claim 2, characterized in that the practicable retention means of the computer support are constituted by a retentive stop arrangement provided on the inner face of the perimeter wall.

5. Cover for computer support, according to claim 1, characterized in that the discoidal part comprises, as practicable retention means of the computer support, an elastic arrangement that emerges centrally from the face of said discoidal piece that is flanked by the perimeter wall and it relates to said computer support through the central hole of which such computer supports are conventionally provided.

6. Cover for computer support, according to claim 5, characterized in that the elastic arrangement, which constitutes the practicable retention means of the computer support, is one of the radial type that retains said computer support by automatic centrifugal expansion and releases it by contraction. centripetal determined by voluntary pressing axially.

7. Cover for computer support, according to claim 1, characterized in that the discoidal part has a perimeter wall and retention means on both sides.

8. Cover for computer support, according to claim 7, characterized in that the retention means, on at least one of the faces of the discoidal piece, are false to the same.

9. Cover for computer support, according to claim 8, characterized in that all of the means of retention of the computer support in the disk piece are constituted by a piece to be mounted in the disk piece.

10. Cover for computer support, according to claim 9, characterized in that the set of retention means for both sides is constituted by two pieces that can be interconnected with the interleaving of the discoid part.

11. Cover for computer support, according to claim 9, characterized in that it is constituted by the association of two discoid pieces that, each endowed with their perimeter wall, are attached by their free faces.

12. Cover for computer support, according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer face of the discoidal piece has large areas of rough granulated surface surrounded by smooth strips that, in some cases are radial and in others circumferential.

13. Cover for computer support, according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that recesses are provided, diametrically opposed on the perimeter wall, through which the edge of the computer support is reached.

14. Cover for computer support, according to any of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the discoidal piece has in its center an annular area highlighted for the direct seat of the non-sensitive center of the recorded face of the computer support and allow the arrangement cantilever from the rest of it.

15. Cover for computer support, according to claims 2, 3, 4 and 14, characterized in that the highlighted central seating area of the engraved face of the IT support has a center that fits with the central hole that conventionally present the computer media.