Media carrier container

Abstract

A front panel having a front to back open section therein is coupled to a rear panel by a hinge. The rear panel has an area on its inside surface. Text and/or a design that characterizes the media carrier appears on the area. The raised area and the open section are sized and positioned relative to each other, such that the text and/or design is visible from the front, when the panels are parallel to each other with the container closed, and when the panels are perpendicular to each other when the container is open. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

1 . A container for a media carrier, comprising: 
 a front panel having a front-to-back open section therein; and    a rear panel coupled to the front panel by a hinge, an inside surface of the rear panel facing an inside surface of the front panel when the panels are positioned parallel to each other when the container is closed, an area on the inside surface of the rear panel having one of text and a design that characterizes the media carrier, the area and the open section being sized and positioned relative to each other such that the text or design is visible from the front, when the panels are parallel to each other with the container closed, and when the panels are perpendicular to each other with the container open.    
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1  further comprising a holder on the inside surface of the rear panel to receive and removably hold a disk-like media carrier flat in relation to the inside surface of the rear panel.  
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 2  wherein the holder is designed to removably grip a central, circular opening of a disk-like media carrier.  
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 2  wherein the front and rear panels are rectangular, and the open section is located at a top corner of the front panel so that an outside horizontal edge of the front panel at its top is connected to an outside vertical edge of the front panel at its side by a diagonal outside edge of the front panel.  
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 2  further comprising a clip on the inside surface of the front panel, the clip having one end affixed to the inside surface and another end in contact with, but not affixed to, the surface and being resiliently liftable off the surface.  
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 2  further comprising a spine coupled between the panels by said hinge on one side and by another hinge on another side.  
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 5  further comprising a panel, flat on the inside surface of the front panel, above the clip, and bearing one of text and a design that characterizes the media container.  
   
   
       8 . A container comprising: 
 a front panel;    a rear panel;    a hinge that couples the front and rear panels to each other;    the front and rear panels being shaped to form a box when the panels are positioned to abut one another at their peripheries, an inside flat surface of the rear panel lying inside the formed box;    a raised piece on the inside flat surface of the rear panel; and    a front to back opening formed in the front panel to expose the raised piece when the panels are positioned to abut one another at their peripheries.    
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 8  wherein the raised piece is located at a top corner of the rear panel.  
   
   
       10 . The container of  claim 8  further comprising a holder on the inside flat surface of the rear panel to receive and removably hold a disk-like media carrier flat in relation to the inside surface of the rear panel.  
   
   
       11 . A container comprising: 
 a front panel;    a rear panel coupled to the front panel by a living hinge and shaped together with the front panel to form a box when closed;    the front panel having a front to back open section such that a top horizontal edge of the front panel is connected to a vertical edge of the front panel by a diagonal edge of the front panel; and    a raised piece on an inside surface of the rear panel, the raised piece being shaped and positioned so that when the front panel has been rotated about the hinge to lie flat in relation to the inside surface in a closed condition of the container, the diagonal edge stops short of contacting the raised piece.    
   
   
       12 . The container of  claim 11  further comprising a holder on the inside surface of the rear panel to receive and removably hold a disk-like media carrier flat in relation to the inside surface of the rear panel.  
   
   
       13 . The container of  claim 12  further comprising a logo on a top surface of the raised piece and that describes a type of said media carrier.  
   
   
       14 . The container of  claim 13  wherein the logo and the top surface of the raised piece are large enough to allow a person to recognize the logo from a distance of up to five feet.  
   
   
       15 . The container of  claim 11  wherein the raised piece is coextensive with the rear panel along a vertical edge and a top horizontal edge of the rear panel.  
   
   
       16 . The container of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a peripheral wall running along a top horizontal edge, a vertical edge, and a bottom horizontal edge of the rear panel and being perpendicular to the inside surface of the rear panel; and    a spine coupled between the front and rear panels along another vertical edge of the rear panel.    
   
   
       17 . An apparatus comprising: 
 a container having a rectangular front panel hinged to a rectangular rear panel, a holder on an inside surface of the rear panel to removably hold a media carrier, the front panel having a missing section, a raised area on the inside surface of the rear panel that is in part coextensive with the missing section when the panels are parallel to each other in a container closed condition.    
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein a top surface of the raised area is coplanar with an outside surface of the front panel, when the container is closed.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein the missing section is at an edge of the rear panel.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 17  wherein the missing section is entirely spaced inward of the edges of the rear panel, and the raised area is entirely coextensive with the missing section.  
   
   
       21 . A method comprising: 
 obtaining a container having a front panel, a rear panel, and a hinge that couples the front and rear panels to each other, the front panel having a front to back open section, a holder on the inside surface of the rear panel to removably grip a compact disc at its central opening; and    attaching a piece to an area on an inside surface of the rear panel that is aligned with the open section.