DVD-CD filing sleeve

Abstract

A file sleeve for retaining at least one compact disk or the like in a conventional file cabinet has two superimposed panels joined to form a single sheet of two plies. Each of the panels is embossed to provide a circular, disc receiving recess between the plies. In addition, adjacent the embossed section on one of the panels there is a semicircular window that provides access to the recess. A file tab at a top edge of one of panels allows for easy search of a plurality of sleeves stacked in a file cabinet one behind another to locate a sleeve holding a desired disc.

1 . A compact disc file sleeve comprising: 
 a) two superimposed panels defining a single two ply sheet;    b) a file tab extending from an edge of one of the panels; and    c) a disc retaining recess between the two panels and one of the panels having an opening to access the recess.    
   
   
       2 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein the two panels are connected along a fold line that forms one edge of the two-ply sheet.  
   
   
       3 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein the opening is semicircular.  
   
   
       4 . A compact disk file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein a first of the panels has an embossed section that stands out from the plane of the first panel to form at least part of the disk retaining recess between the two panels.  
   
   
       5 . A compact disk file sleeve as in  claim 4  wherein the embossed section is at least semicircular.  
   
   
       6 . A compact disk file sleeve as in  claim 1  including an adhesive adhering the two panels one to another, the adhesive extending over substantially the entire surface between the two plies except for the area defined by the disk retaining recess.  
   
   
       7 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein the disc retaining recess is defined by embossed sections on each of the panels that extend outward from their respective panels and are superimposed to define the recess therebetween.  
   
   
       8 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 7  wherein: 
 a) a first of the panels has a semicircular window and the embossed section on the first panel is semicircular and immediately below the window, the window and semicircular embossed section together defining a circular area;    b) the embossed section on a second of the panels is a full circle; and    c) the window defining access to the recess as formed by the superimposed embossed sections.    
   
   
       9 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein the two panels are connected along a fold line that forms a side edge of the two-ply sheet.  
   
   
       10 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 1  wherein the two panels are connected along a fold line that forms a top edge of the sheet and the file tab is an extension of one of the panels that is cut from the other.  
   
   
       11 . A compact disc file sleeve comprising: 
 a) two superimposed panels laid one against the other, one of the panels having a file tab extending from an upper end;    b) a first of the panels defining a front surface of the sleeve, the first panel having a semicircular opening in the panel;    c) a second of the panels defining the rear surface of the sleeve, the second panel having a circular embossed section that extends in a rearward direction out from the plane of the second panel; and    d) the semicircular opening of the first panel and the circular embossed section of the second panels being coincident wherein the embossed section forms a disc receiving recess between the two panes and the semicircular opening in the first panel defines the access to the recess.    
   
   
       12 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 11  wherein the first panel has a semicircular embossed section that extends in a forward direction out from the plane of the first panel, the semicircular embossed section and semicircular opening of the first panel together defining a circular area that is coincident with the circular area defined by the circular embossed section of the second panel.  
   
   
       13 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 12  including an adhesive layer on one or another of the panels for adhering one of the panels to the other and the coincident circular areas being adhesive free.  
   
   
       14 . A compact disc file sleeve as in  claim 12  wherein: 
 a) the first panel has a pair of the semicircular openings; and    b) the second panel has a pair of the circular embossed sections.    
   
   
       15 . A blank cut and scored for folding to form a compact disk file sleeve, the blank comprising: 
 a) a first panel having a semicircular opening cut from the panel;    b) a second panel connected along a fold line to the first panel, the second panel having a circular embossed section defining a circular area; and    c) the semicircular opening of the first panel and the embossed circular section of the second panel being equidistant from the fold line such that the opening and embossed section are superimposed one on the other upon folding the panels about the fold line to form a disc receiving recess between the panels with the window providing access to the recess.    
   
   
       16 . A blank as I  claim 15  wherein the first panel has a semicircular embossed section adjacent the opening, the opening and semicircular embossed section together defining a first circular area and the circular embossed section on the second panel defining a second circular area, the two circular areas being equidistant from the fold line such that the two circular areas are superimposed one on the other upon folding the panels about the fold line to form a disc receiving recess between the panels with the window providing access to the recess.  
   
   
       17  A blank as in  claim 15  wherein one of the panels has a an adhesive on at least part of it surface to adhere the panels one to another upon folding, both panels having an adhesive-free area corresponding to the first and second circular areas.  
   
   
       18 . A blank as in  claim 15  wherein the first panel has a pair of semicircular windows cut from the first panel and the second panel has a pair of circular embossed sections.