Package and storage container for diskettes

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Inventors: Rauch, III, Cloyd D.; Schneberger, Ronald W.;
Assignee: Rundel Products, Inc. (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:

A container for computer software diskettes and instructional materials. The top and bottom covers are interconnected along one edge through a semi-rigid back and have wall sections along the other three edges. The wall sections are in abutment with the covers closed together whereby a substantially enclosed cavity is defined by the back, wall sections and top and bottom covers. A three ring binder unit provided along the connected edge of the bottom cover is adapted to hold the instructional materials and a pocket provided on the top cover is adapted to hold the diskettes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION INCLUDING DRAWING A detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention is set forth hereafter.
The drawings referred to include the following figures: FIG.
1 is a perspective view of a container for diskettes in accordance with the present invention; FIG.
2 is an end view of the container of FIG.
1 in a closed condition; FIG.
3 is a sectional view of the closed container similar to FIG.
2; FIG.
4 is a plan view of the opened container illustrating a diskette and instructional materials in dashed lines; FIG.
5 is a sectional view taken on lines 5--5 of FIG.
4; FIGS.
6 and 7 are partial end views of an alternate embodiment of the container in open and closed positions respectively.
Referring to the drawings, a container 10 consists of a substantially rigid (semi-rigid) top cover 12, a substantially rigid bottom cover 14 and a substantially rigid back 16.
The back 16 is connected along one edge 18 to a side edge of the top cover 12 and along the opposite edge 20 to a side edge of the bottom cover 14.
These edge connections are achieved by an electronic heat-sealing process that essentially "welds" the vinyl of the covers and back together forming flexible "hinges" that allow the container to be fully opened with the covers and back laid flat on a counter top or the like.
Each of the top and bottom covers is provided with inwardly projected wall sections 22 and 24 respectively that extend continuously along the other three edges.
These wall sections 22 and 24 have a combined depth equal to the width of the back 16, and are constructed so that the outer edges 26 and 28 of the top and bottom wall sections respectively are brought into abutment when the container is closed.
Thus the container when closed assumes the shape of a rectangular box having a height established by the width of back 16 and the combined depth of wall sections 22 and 24.
Means for releasably fastening the two covers together in a closed position is provided by embossments 30 formed on edge 26 and depressions 32 formed on edge 28

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