Compact disc package with plastic tray

摘要

A compact disc container uses a plastic tray, a paperboard which is mechanically locked to the tray, and a clasp to hold the paperboard cover closed. Corner sections of the tray have elongated openings along outer walls to receive tabs which are bent up at right angles from a base panel of the board. The tabs are then bent inward over ribs in the corner section, and arcuate inner surfaces of the tabs lie against outer surfaces of segmental walls in the tray. Retainers hold the arcuate surfaces of the tabs downward. The outside of the tabs may be printed with the outside of the base and the cover, since the outside surfaces of the tabs appear within the tray. A spline panel extends from the base panel to the cover. The cover has an outer panel and an inner panel which are printed before they are folded and bonded. A second page is folded from an inward end of the inner panel. The fold between the inner panel and the second page acts as a spring, opening the cover and separating the second page from the inner panel when the cover is released. A clasp is received in an opening in the front wall of the tray. Projections from the tray are received within openings in the clasp, and arms extend into the front wall for holding the clasp over a closed cover. The forward edge of the cover has a curved cutout which matches a curved edge of a downward step within the lid of the cover to prevent lateral cover movement while the lid holds the cover closed. Sliding or rocking the clasp outward releases the cover.