Package for Multiple Media Discs

Abstract

A media disc package includes a plurality of disc holding trays arranged in a stack, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom. A binding clip includes a plurality of segments that are connected to each other by flexible links, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage. Adjacent trays in the stack are hinged together by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in the binding clip.

1 . A package for holding a plurality of media discs, comprising:
 a plurality of disc holding trays arranged in a stack, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom; and   a binding clip including a plurality of segments that are connected to each other by flexible links, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage,   adjacent trays in the stack being hinged together by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in the binding clip.   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein each tray in the stack includes an upper surface having a set back and a lower surface having a receiving edge, such that each tray in the stack nests into an adjacent tray. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein at least one pair of adjacent trays in the stack is hinged at a first side of the stack of trays, and another pair of adjacent trays in the stack is hinged at a second side of the stack of trays. 
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein each docking appendage includes a central cavity, and wherein each corresponding dock includes a ridge therein that seats in the central cavity, thereby locking the docking appendage in the dock. 
   
   
       5 . A method for packaging a plurality of media discs, comprising:
 providing a plurality of disc holding trays, each tray in the stack having at least one hinging edge, each hinging edge having at least one docking appendage extending therefrom;   arranging the plurality of trays into a stack;   providing at least one binding clip including a plurality of segments, each segment including at least one dock therein for receiving a docking appendage,   hinging adjacent trays in the stack to each other by seating one or more respective docking appendages of each adjacent tray into a correspondingly positioned dock in a binding clip.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the step of providing a plurality of disc holding trays includes providing a plurality of rigid disc holding trays, each tray including an upper surface having a set back and a lower surface having a receiving edge, such that each tray in the stack nests into an adjacent tray. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 5 , further including:
 hinging together a first adjacent pair of trays at a first side of the stack, and   hinging together a second adjacent pair of trays at a second side of the stack.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 5 , further including:
 providing each docking appendage includes a cavity therein;   providing each corresponding dock with a corresponding ridge;   locking a docking appendage into a corresponding dock by causing the ridge at the dock to seat into the cavity in the docking appendage.   
   
   
       9 . A media disc tray package, comprising:
 a stack of media disc trays;   an upper panel;   a spine panel hinged to the top panel by a first spine score;   a bottom spine extension panel, hinged to the spine panel by a second spine score;   a bottom panel, hinged to the bottom spine extension portion by a spine extension score,   the bottom panel being attached to a bottom surface of the stack of media trays,   the panels wrapping around the stack of trays when the stack of trays is in a closed position, with the upper panel positioned on an upper surface of the stack of trays, the spine panel positioned on a side of the stack of trays, and the bottom spine extension panel and bottom panel being positioned on a bottom surface of the stack of trays,   whereby when the package is opened, the bottom spine extension panel and spine panel pull away from the stack of trays.   
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 9 , further including:
 an upper spine extension panel between the upper panel and the spine panel, the upper spine extension panel being hinged to the upper panel and spine panel by respective score lines, the upper panel and upper spine extension panel being positioned on an upper surface of the stack of trays when the stack of trays is in a closed position, the upper spine extension panel pulling away from the stack of trays when the package is opened.   
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 10 , further including:
 an inner panel attached to an inner surface of the upper panel, the inner panel extending under the upper spine extension panel, whereby when the package is opened, the upper spine extension panel pulls away from the inner panel.