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Compact disc shaped like a calling card

CA 2339874 A1 · Owner: Forgues, Michel · Inventors: Chouraqui, Jean; Forgues, Michel

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The invention concerns a compact disc consisting of a support (210) treated on one surface for receiving a film for storing data arranged in the form of a circular ring (220) of digital data to be read by a compact disc player (100) comprising a removable drawer (110) provided in its base a first circular cavity (120) having depth and diameter substantially greater than those of the disc so as to receive position and wedge the selected disc. Said compact disc is characterised in that its support (210) adopts the shape of a rectangular calling card comprising a film for storing data in the form of a circular ring (220) whereof the outer circle is inscribed in said rectangle and means for …

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  • Filed September 3, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 3, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 3, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedSeptember 3, 2018
Patent numberCA 2339874 A1
Classification (IPC)G11B25/04

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