Storage system

Abstract

A storage system is provided especially for planar items, and in particular for optical discs. The system includes a number of sleeves for receiving the items, eg CDs, VCDs, DVDs, and each sleeve is formed with a T-shaped projecting member that is used to allow the sleeves to be removably attached to a receiving member. The receiving member may be provided within a case, or box like container for the discs, or the receiving member may be provided without any such container.

1 . A storage system, comprising a plurality of holding means for holding items to be stored, each said holding means being provided with a T-shaped member projecting therefrom, and a receiving member for receiving said T-shaped members of said holding means.  
     
     
         2 . A storage system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said system further comprises a container for housing said items, and wherein said receiving member is provided within said container.  
     
     
         3 . A system as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said container is formed of upper and lower halves, wherein the receiving member is located within the lower half of said container.  
     
     
         4 . A storage system as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  3  wherein said items to be stored are generally planar and said holding means comprise a plurality of sleeves.  
     
     
         5 . A system as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said sleeves are generally circular and said T-shaped member is attached to a respective sleeve at a circumferential portion of said sleeve.  
     
     
         6 . A system as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said T-shaped member comprises a neck portion extending radially from said sleeve, and a head portion that is parallel to a line tangent to the circumference of said sleeve.  
     
     
         7 . A system as claimed in  claim 6  wherein said T-shaped further comprises an arcuate portion having a radius of curvature approximately the same as the radius of the sleeve.  
     
     
         8 . A system as claimed in any of  claims 5  to  7  wherein said sleeve comprises two sheets of plastics material bonded together for approximately half their circumference, and unbonded together for the remainder of their circumference, and wherein said T-shaped member is fixed to said sleeve at a junction between said bonded and unbonded parts of said circumference.  
     
     
         9 . A system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said receiving member includes a vertical aperture for receiving said T-shaped member.  
     
     
         10 . A system as claimed in  claim 9  wherein said aperture has a width that is less than the width of a head portion of the T-shaped member.  
     
     
         11 . A sleeve for holding an optical disc, wherein said sleeve comprises a T-shaped member projecting therefrom, and wherein said T-shaped member is adapted to be received within a receiving member for storage of said optical disc.  
     
     
         12 . A sleeve as claimed in  claim 11  wherein said sleeve is generally circular and said T-shaped member is attached to said respective sleeve at a circumferential portion of said sleeve.  
     
     
         13 . A sleeve as claimed in  claim 12  wherein said T-shaped member comprises a neck portion extending radially from said sleeve, and a head portion that is parallel to a line tangent to the circumference of said sleeve.  
     
     
         14 . A sleeve as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said T-shaped further comprises an arcuate portion having a radius of curvature approximately the same as the radius of the sleeve.  
     
     
         15 . A sleeve as claimed in any of  claims 12  to  14  wherein said sleeve comprises two sheets of plastics material bonded together for approximately half their circumference, and unbonded together for the remainder of their circumference, and wherein said T-shaped member is fixed to said sleeve at a junction between said bonded and unbonded parts of said circumference.