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A case for retaining disks therein. The case is preferably a two-piece structure formed of a lid and a base detachably coupled together. The base is formed to include a disk retainer that is rotatable with respect to the base. The retainer is coupled to a wall of the base using a living hinge that p

A case for retaining disks therein. The case is preferably a two-piece structure formed of a lid and a base detachably coupled together. The base is formed to include a disk retainer that is rotatable with respect to the base. The retainer is coupled to a wall of the base using a living hinge that permits rotation of the retainer well away from the interior surface of the base. The retainer includes a modified hub for capturing the disk. The modified hub has a tongue-and-capturing-structure combination permitting easy application of the disk to the hub and removal therefrom with little stress on the disk. The lid is coupled to the base using a pair of rotatable cams that allow the lid to be rotatable well away from the base. The two-piece structure with the rotatable disk retainer and lid make the case of the present invention compatible with an array of automated disk packaging processes and equipment.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A disk case comprising:a. a lid having a pair of opposing sidewalls and a pair of opposing endwalls, spaced from one another by a lid face, wherein each of said opposing sidewalls includes a rotatable cam; andb. a base having a pair of opposing sidewalls and a pair of o

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A disk case comprising:a. a lid having a pair of opposing sidewalls and a pair of opposing endwalls, spaced from one another by a lid face, wherein each of said opposing sidewalls includes a rotatable cam; andb. a base having a pair of opposing sidewalls and a pair of opposing endwalls, spaced from one another by a base face, wherein each of said opposing sidewalls of said base includes a cam slot for retaining therein a corresponding one of said rotatable cams of said lid, wherein each of said cams of said lid includes a cam head having a truncated elliptic shape, and wherein one of said opposing endwalls of said base is integrally formed with a disk retainer that is designed to extend into a space between said lid and said base for receiving and retaining a disk thereon.