Accommodating case for portable recording medium
View Patent ↗An accommodating case from which a user can easily detach a recording medium is provided. An accommodating case includes an inner surface thereof with a medium disposition area that is an area to dispose the recording medium. In addition, the accommodating case includes an engagement plate portion for engaging with edges of the recording medium so that the recording medium disposed in the medium disposition area is prevented from separating from the inner surface thereof. Furthermore, the accommodating case includes a movable plate portion defining a part of the inner surface thereof. The movable plate portion is movable relative the other portion of the inner surface of the accommodating case to be recessed toward the outside of the accommodating case. The movable plate portion is located over the medium disposition area and an outside area of the medium disposition area.
1. An accommodating case for a portable recording medium, comprising:
a medium disposition area defined on an inner surface of the accommodating case for disposing of the recording medium;
a support portion formed inside the medium disposition area for supporting of the recording medium arranged in the medium disposition area;
engagement portions for pinching opposing edges of the recording medium together with the support portion so that the recording medium is suppressed from separating from the inner surface; and
a movable portion having: (i) a first end in hinged engagement within the medium disposition area so as to be beneath the recording medium when located within the medium disposition area, (ii) a second end, opposite to the first end, and movable between a resting position and a flexed position whereby the second end is rotated about the first end toward the outside of the accommodating case,
wherein movement of the second end of the movable portion increases an opening simultaneously with the engagement portions pinching the opposing edges of the recording medium for at least a portion of a user's finger to be inserted within the opening and below the recording medium when located within the medium disposition area and to pull the recording medium away from the medium disposition area to release the engagement portions from pinching the edges of the recording medium, and
wherein the support portion is positioned higher than the movable portion.
2. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein the movable portion includes an end connected to the support portion and is bent at the end toward a position lower than the support portion.
3. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable portion is configured so as to incline around one end thereof toward the outside of the accommodating case,
the one end is positioned inside the medium disposition area, and
the other end which is positioned opposite to the one end is positioned outside the medium disposition area.
4. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable portion includes a first part and a second part having a width greater than that of the first part, and
at least a portion of the second part is located in the outside area of the medium disposition area.
5. The accommodating case according to claim 4 , wherein
the movable portion is configured so as to incline around an end of the first part toward the outside of the accommodating case, and
the first part has an elongated shape extending from the end of the first part.
6. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portions include:
a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion extending toward the inside of the medium disposition area,
the first engagement portion is formed so as to elastically deform to retreat from the medium disposition area, and
the second engagement portion is restrained from retreating from the medium disposition area.
7. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein:
the engagement portions are located opposite to each other across the medium disposition area, and
two walls extending in a direction in which the two engagement portions face each other, wherein
the accommodating case further includes two walls face each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the engagement portions face each other and are positioned opposite to each other across the medium disposition area.
8. The accommodating case according to claim 7 , further comprising: a peripheral wall including the two walls, which peripheral wall substantially surrounds the movable portion and the medium disposition area.
9. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portions project toward the inside of the medium disposition area and are formed so that the recording medium is slidable in a direction parallel to the inner surface of the medium disposition area.
10. The accommodating case according to claim 9 , wherein the engagement portions are restrained from moving in the retreating direction from the medium disposition area.
11. The accommodating case according to claim 9 , wherein the movable portion includes a stopper for restricting the slide of the recording medium arranged in the medium disposition area.
12. The accommodating case according to claim 1 , further comprising: a film covering an outer surface of the accommodating case.
13. The accommodating case according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a first panel having the inner surface in which the medium disposition area is provided, and
a second panel opposite to the first panel when the accommodating case is closed, wherein
two edges of the film located opposite to each other are attached to an outer surface of the first panel and an outer surface of the second panel, respectively, and
a distance between the two edges of the film corresponds to a distance between an attachment position in the outer surface of the first panel and an attachment position in the outer surface of the second panel.