Dispensing and storage unit for optical discs, cards and the like
CA 2407528 A1 · Owner: Gaves, James, W. · Inventors: Gaves, James, W.
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A system for the storage and retrieval of optical discs contains a tiltable inner housing having grooves on upper and lower walls for holding discs by their edges in a vertical orientation. A portal element formed with a , vertical slot for loading and retrieving dics is movable across the front of , the outer housing into alignment with individual disc positions of the inner housing. Flexible shutters are attached to the portal element maintaining the , entire front of the outer housing closed except for the portal opening. The , inner housing has a stable position tilted slightly to the rear, causing the discs to roll to storage position at the back. A selected disc can be retrieved …
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- Filed April 24, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 24, 2021.
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