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A storage container (10) comprising an outer shell (12) and an insertable drawer member (14) configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs (16) and accompanying printed matter (17). The insertable drawer member (14) includes features (78) to store the discs (16) by c

A storage container (10) comprising an outer shell (12) and an insertable drawer member (14) configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs (16) and accompanying printed matter (17). The insertable drawer member (14) includes features (78) to store the discs (16) by contacting non-information bearing surfaces thereof as well as structure (32, 36) for selectively retrieving the printed matter together with the disc (16) from the outer shell (12). The container (10) of the invention additionally comprises a tamper seal (86) formed integral therewith which fractures the first time the drawer member (14) is withdrawn from the shell (12) for determining whether the storage container (10) has ever been opened to access its contents after it was sealed at the factory.

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1. An enclosure for use in holding a data carrier, the enclosure comprising: a base formed of a plastic material; a retention mechanism integrally formed with the base, wherein said retention mechanism releasably holds the data carrier within the enclosure; a closure integrally formed with the

1. An enclosure for use in holding a data carrier, the enclosure comprising: a base formed of a plastic material; a retention mechanism integrally formed with the base, wherein said retention mechanism releasably holds the data carrier within the enclosure; a closure integrally formed with the base; and an irreversibly breakable join formed between parts formed of a plastic material, wherein said irreversibly breakable join is provided between said base and said closure, wherein said irreversibly breakable join, when broken, allows said closure to be moveable to an open position so as to allow the data carrier to be removed from the enclosure; wherein said retention mechanism is a disk-holding means for engaging a central aperture of a data carrier in the form of a disk. 2. The enclosure as recited in claim 1, wherein the disk-holding means comprises three arms resiliently cantilevered from said base. 3. An enclosure for use in holding a data carrier, the enclosure comprising: a base; a re-usable lid integrally formed with said base; an irreversibly breakable join provided between an upstanding edge of said base and at least a first edge of said lid; and a data carrier retaining device integrally formed with said base, wherein said data carrier retaining device releasably engages the data carrier to secure the data carrier in the enclosure; wherein said lid is permanently attached to said base permitting movement of said lid between an open and closed position after said irreversibly breakable join has been broken such that said lid continues to prevent removal of the data carrier from the enclosure in the closed position; and wherein said data carrier retaining device comprises a button-shaped member that releases engagement of said data carrier retaining device upon depression of the button-shaped member. 4. A disk storage device having a base portion and a lid for use in housing a disk, the disk storage device comprising: a disk-holder, coupled to the base portion, wherein said disk-holder releasably engages a disk during storage of the disk in the disk storage device; and a breakable join irreversibly mounted on the base portion through a snap-on fit, wherein said breakable join is positioned between a peripheral portion of the lid and the base portion. 5. The disk storage device as recited in claim 4, wherein the base portion and the lid are joined by said breakable join so as to prevent removal of the disk from the disk storage device. 6. The disk storage device as recited in claim 5, further comprising a fastener provided between an edge of the base portion and a side of the peripheral portion of the lid, wherein said fastener releasably holds the peripheral portion in a closed position.