Package for discs

Abstract

A package for a disc with least one section having a first panel and a second panel, where the first panel includes an opening formed substantially as a semi-circle with user access to the center of the disc and one or more embossing lines formed as at least a portion of a semi-circle below said opening, the first panel being fastened to the second panel in an area outside the substantially circular area formed by the opening and the embossed portion to form a pocket for the disc. The embossing lines act to limit insertion of the bottom of a disc into the pocket and the top of the opening forms a shelf for retaining the top of the disc inserted in the pocket.

1 . A package for a disc having a circular shape, said disc including a semi-circular top, a semi-circular bottom and a center, comprising at least one section having a first panel and a second panel, the first panel comprising an opening formed substantially as an upper half of a semi-circle with access to the center of the disc and one or more embossed lines formed substantially at the perimeter of a lower half of a semi-circle below said opening, with the opening and the one or more embossed lines forming a substantially circular area, the first panel being fastened to the second panel in an area outside the substantially circular area to create a pocket between the first panel and the second panel within the one or more embossed lines, wherein the one or more embossed lines forms a stop for the semi-circular bottom of a disc inserted into the pocket and the opening forms a shelf for retaining the semi-circular top of the disc inserted into pocket. 
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the access to the opening comprises an opening that extends below at least a portion of the center of the disc. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the access to the opening comprises a center bump out of the opening. 
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the one or more embossed lines comprises a semi-circular line substantially from one side of the opening to the other to form the substantially circular area with the opening. 
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 4  wherein the one or more embossed lines comprises a plurality of semi-circular line segments or points at the perimeter of the lower half of the semi-circle forming the substantially circular area with the opening. 
   
   
       6 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the first panel is fastened to the second panel by a fastener taken from the group comprising adhesives, welding, stamping, stapling, riveting, gluing and/or taping. 
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 6  wherein the fastener is an adhesive. 
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the first panel is formed integral with the second panel at one end and the connection between the first panel and the second panel is a fold line. 
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the section includes a third panel comprising an opening formed substantially as an upper half of a semi-circle with access to the center of the disc and one or more embossed lines formed substantially at the perimeter of a lower half of a semi-circle below said opening, with the opening and the one or more embossed lines forming a substantially circular area, the third panel being fastened to the second panel in an area outside the substantially circular area to create a pocket between the third panel and the second panel within the one or more embossed lines, wherein the one or more embossed lines forms a stop for the semi-circular bottom of a disc inserted into the pocket and the opening forms a shelf for retaining the semi-circular top of the disc inserted into pocket. 
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 9  wherein the third panel is integral with the first panel at one end and the second panel at the other end, the connection between the third panel and the first panel being a fold line and the connection between the third panel and the second panel being a fold line. 
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of sections. 
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 11  wherein adjacent sections are joined by a hinge. 
   
   
       13 . The package of  claim 12  wherein the hinge is formed of one or more fold lines between panels of adjacent sections. 
   
   
       14 . The package of  claim 13  wherein the hinge between adjacent sections is formed of two fold lines between adjacent sections, forming a spine between the fold lines. 
   
   
       15 . The package of  claim 11  wherein the plurality of sections is three or more sections. 
   
   
       16 . The package of  claim 11  wherein at least one of the sections includes a third panel comprising an opening formed substantially as an upper half of a semi-circle with access to the center of the disc and one or more embossed lines formed substantially at the perimeter of a lower half of a semi-circle below said opening, with the opening and the one or more embossed lines forming a substantially circular area, the third panel being fastened to the second panel in an area outside the substantially circular area to create a pocket between the third panel and the second panel within the one or more embossed lines, wherein the one or more embossed lines forms a stop for the semi-circular bottom of a disc inserted into the pocket and the opening forms a shelf for retaining the semi-circular top of the disc inserted into pocket. 
   
   
       17 . The package of  claim 16  further comprising a blank panel adjacent a third panel for an adjacent section where only one disc is to be held. 
   
   
       18 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the opening in the first panel further comprises a bump out along the semi-circle for a user to engage an edge of the disc for removal from the pocket. 
   
   
       19 . The package of  claim 9  wherein the opening in the third panel further comprises a bump out along the semi-circle for a user to engage an edge of the disc for removal from the pocket. 
   
   
       20 . The package of  claim 16  wherein the opening in the third panel further comprises a bump out along the semi-circle for a user to engage an edge of the disc for removal from the pocket.