Compact Disc Holder

Abstract

Apparatus for packaging a Compact Disc ( 21 ), formed from a plurality of panels ( 5, 6, 7 ) of paper, card, plastic or the like, comprising a tray formed from a section ( 9, 16 ) cut out from one or more of said panels ( 5, 6 ), rotatable about an axle ( 14 ) located near an outer edge of the tray, from a closed position in which a recess ( 8 ) for holding a disc is closed by said one or more panels or by another of the panels ( 7 ), to an open position allowing access to the disc. Alternative embodiments include further recesses and are arranged to hold more than one disc.

1 . Apparatus for packaging a Compact Disc, formed from a plurality of panels of paper, card, plastic or the like, one or more of said panels being cut into a section forming a tray and a remaining section, the tray being rotatable about an axis located near an outer edge of the tray, from a closed position in which a recess for holding a disc is closed by said one or more panels or by another of the panels, to an open position allowing access to the disc. 
     
     
         2 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess is in the tray. 
     
     
         3 . Apparatus according to  claim 2 , comprising a further recess for holding a further disc, formed in a panel adjacent the tray and arranged to be opened by rotating the tray. 
     
     
         4 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises a first section cut out from a first panel and having a circular aperture forming a periphery of the recess, and a second section, cut out from a second panel, attached to the first section and forming a base of the recess. 
     
     
         5 . Apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the tray includes first and second recesses, each for holding a disc, on opposed sides thereof. 
     
     
         6 . Apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the tray comprises a first section cut out from a first panel and having a circular aperture forming a periphery of the first recess, a second section, cut out from a second panel, attached to the first section and forming a common base of the first and second recesses, and a third section, cut out from a third panel attached to the second panel and forming a periphery of the second recess. 
     
     
         7 . Apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein at least part of respective edges of the first and second sections are parallel and spaced apart. 
     
     
         8 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , including a stop for arresting rotation of the tray. 
     
     
         9 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , comprising at least three panels, the tray being sandwiched between two of said panels in the closed position. 
     
     
         10 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the or each cut out section is arranged to rotate around an axle formed from a cut-out portion of the cut out section(s), and attached to at least one other panel. 
     
     
         11 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the or each cut out section is arranged to rotate with an axle formed as an extension of the cut out section(s) and journalled within a remainder of the one or more panels from which said section is cut out. 
     
     
         12 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the or each cut out section is arranged to pivot with respect to a remainder of the one or more panels from which said section is cut out. 
     
     
         13 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein at least part of an edge of the cut out section(s) forms an arc of a circle centred on the axis.