Disk holder

Abstract

In some embodiments, a disk holder may include a substrate with one or more channels positioned on a top surface of the substrate, one or more longitudinal members, and/or one or more latitudinal members. A substrate may be flexible. A channel may include one or more insertion sections, tapered sections, and/or gripping sections. An insertion section may facilitate insertion of a disk into a channel. A tapered section of a channel may facilitate insertion of a disk into a gripping section. A gripping section of a channel may frictionally retain a disk placed in a channel. A longitudinal member and/or a latitudinal member may inhibit deformation of the substrate. In an embodiment, a substrate may allow creation of an additional space between disks placed in channels so that top surfaces of the disks may be viewed.

1 . A disk holder comprising: 
 a substrate comprising a top surface;    one or more channels formed in the top surface of the substrate, wherein at least one of the channels is wider at the top portion of the channel than at a bottom portion of the channel, and such channel(s) comprise:    a gripping section at least on one end of the channel, wherein the gripping section is configured to frictionally retain a side edge region of a disk that is placed in the channel; and    an insertion section coupled to the gripping section, wherein the insertion section comprises a width greater than a width of a disk.    
   
   
       2 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a curved upper surface and a curved bottom surface.  
   
   
       3 - 5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the disk holder has 3 to 4 channels per inch of length of the substrate.  
   
   
       7 - 8 . (canceled)  
   
   
       9 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the disk holder has at least 10 channels positioned on approximately 2.5 inches to approximately 2.9 inches of the top surface of the substrate.  
   
   
       10 . (canceled)  
   
   
       11 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a gripping section at least at each end of at least one of the channels.  
   
   
       12 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a gripping section proximate the bottom portion of at least one of the channels.  
   
   
       13 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping section has a width less than or equal to the width of the disk.  
   
   
       14 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping section is configured to release the side region of the disk placed in the channel when a force greater than the frictional force between the gripping section and the side region of the disk is applied to the disk.  
   
   
       15 . (canceled)  
   
   
       16 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping section is configured to frictionally retain a side edge region of a disk that is perpendicularly placed in the channel.  
   
   
       17 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the insertion section comprises a width greater than twice the width of the disk.  
   
   
       18 - 23 . (canceled)  
   
   
       24 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the channels is configured to inhibit scratching of a disk during creation of an additional space between the disk and other disks perpendicularly placed in the channels such that a top surface of the disk can be viewed.  
   
   
       25 . (canceled)  
   
   
       26 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the disk holder is configured to allow an array of disks placed in the channels to be partially bent such that top surfaces of the disks can be viewed while the disks are frictionally gripped by the channels.  
   
   
       27 . (canceled)  
   
   
       28 . The disk holder of  claim 1 , wherein the disk holder is configured to allow disks to be perpendicularly placed in one or more of the channels.  
   
   
       29 . A disk holder comprising: 
 a substrate comprising a top surface;    one or more channels formed in the top surface of the substrate, wherein at least one of the channels is configured to frictionally grip a side edge region of a disk that is placed in the channel; and    one or more longitudinal members configured to inhibit deformation of the substrate along a longitudinal axis of the substrate, wherein one or more of the longitudinal members is positioned on a bottom surface of the substrate.    
   
   
       30 - 35 . (canceled)  
   
   
       36 . The disk holder of  claim 29 , further comprising 10 or more longitudinal members, wherein one or more of the longitudinal members is coupled to at least one channel.  
   
   
       37 . (canceled)  
   
   
       38 . The disk holder of  claim 29 , further comprising one or more latitudinal members configured to provide support to the substrate along a latitudinal axis of the substrate.  
   
   
       39 . The disk holder of  claim 29 , further comprising one or more latitudinal members configured to provide support to the substrate along a latitudinal axis of the substrate, wherein at least one of the latitudinal members is coupled to at least one of the longitudinal members.  
   
   
       40 - 41 . (canceled)  
   
   
       42 . The disk holder of  claim 29 , wherein the disk holder is configured to allow disks to be perpendicularly placed in one or more of the channels.  
   
   
       43 . A disk holder, comprising: 
 a flexible substrate comprising a top surface;    one or more channels on the top surface, at least one of the channels being configured to frictionally grip a side edge region of a disk that is placed in the channel; and    wherein the disk holder is configured to allow creation of an additional space between disks placed in the channels such that top surfaces of the disks can be viewed while the disks are frictionally gripped by the channels.    
   
   
       44 - 45 . (canceled)  
   
   
       46 . The disk holder of  claim 43 , wherein one or more of the channels are deformable such that an additional space may be created between disks placed in channels, and wherein top surfaces of the disks can be viewed in the additional space.  
   
   
       47 . The disk holder of  claim 43 , wherein the insertion section of one or more of the channels is deformable such that an additional space may be created between disks perpendicularly placed in channels, and wherein top surfaces of the disks can be viewed in the additional space.  
   
   
       48 . (canceled)  
   
   
       49 . The disk holder of  claim 43 , further comprising an additional space between disks perpendicularly placed in one or more of the channels, wherein top surfaces of the disks can be viewed in the additional space.  
   
   
       50 . (canceled)