Electronic media disc storage tray component
Product packaging for electronic media discs including a tray component with hub portions arranged on one or more opposing surfaces of the tray for storage of a plurality of discs. Each tray component includes one or more tab portions for quick and easy assembly and disassembly with other trays such that any number of trays may be interconnected together providing customizable product packing.
1. A tray for storing electronic media discs in a stacked, overlapping arrangement on both sides of the tray, the tray comprising:
a first surface opposing a second surface;
a first hub portion positioned on the first surface and a second first hub portion positioned on the second surface, each first hub portion including two first coupling elements;
a second hub portion positioned on the first surface, the second hub portion including two second coupling elements and a circular-shaped wall element having a uniform height extending from a first end to a second end, the circular-shaped wall element surrounding the two second coupling elements, wherein a height of the two second coupling elements is greater than a height of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion, and the uniform height of the circular-shaped wall element equals the height of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion;
a plurality of support elements positioned on the first surface near and around the second hub portion, wherein a height of each support element is equal to the height of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface;
at least one rectangular-shaped first slit element, each rectangular-shaped first slit element positioned near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface, each rectangular-shaped first slit element positioned near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two first coupling elements of the second first hub portion positioned on the second surface, and at least one rectangular-shaped third slit element positioned near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the first surface;
at least one cross-shaped second slit element, each cross-shaped second slit element positioned near the bottom surface of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface, the cross-shaped second slit element positioned near the bottom surface of the two first coupling elements of the second first hub portion positioned on the second surface, and a cross-shaped fourth slit element positioned near the bottom surface of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the first surface,
the first hub portion positioned on the first surface configured to securely receive a spindle hole of a first disc such that a portion of the first disc is located within a gap between the first end and the second end of the circular-shaped wall element,
the second hub portion positioned on the first surface configured to securely receive a spindle hole of a second disc such that non-content areas of the second disc rest upon the circular-shaped wall element and the plurality of support elements, and
the first hub portion positioned on the second surface configured to securely receive a spindle hole of a third disc.
2. The tray according to claim 1 further comprising a tab portion including a receptacle component and a flap element.
3. The tray according to claim 2 , wherein the receptacle component is defined by top wall section, a bottom wall section, a first side wall section and a second side wall section and configured to receive a flap element of another tray.
4. The tray according to claim 2 , wherein the flap element is hingedly attached to the tray via a groove element.
5. The tray according to claim 2 , wherein the flap element includes a centrally positioned lobe element formed by channel element extending along three sides of the lobe element.
6. The tray according to claim 5 , wherein the receptacle component further comprises a cavity element for receiving the lobe element.
7. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein each coupling element includes an arrow-shaped head portion.
8. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein each coupling element includes a rectangular-shaped body portion.
9. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein each coupling element includes a lip element extending over a rear face of the coupling element.
10. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein each first hub portion consists of two first coupling elements.
11. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein the second hub portion consists of two second coupling elements.
12. The tray according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface further comprises a second hub portion.
13. A tray for storing electronic media discs, comprising:
a first surface opposing a second surface;
two first hub portions each consisting of two first coupling elements, one of the two first hub portions positioned on the first surface and another of the two first hub portions positioned on the second surface;
two second hub portions each consisting of two second coupling elements, one of the two second hub portions positioned on the first surface and another of the two second hub portions positioned on the second surface;
a first circular-shaped wall element positioned on the first surface and a second circular-shaped wall element positioned on the second surface, each circular-shaped wall element having a uniform height extending from a first end to a second end and respectively surrounding two second coupling elements, wherein a height of the second coupling elements is greater than a height of the first coupling elements, and the uniform height of the circular-shaped wall element equals the height of the first coupling elements;
at least one rectangular-shaped first slit element, each rectangular-shaped first slit element positioned near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface and near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the second surface, at least one rectangular-shaped third slit element, each rectangular-shaped third slit element positioned near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the first surface and near a bottom surface of a respective one of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the second surface; at least one cross-shaped second slit element, each cross-shaped second slit element positioned near the bottom surface of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface and near the bottom surface of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the second surface, a cross-shaped fourth slit element positioned near the bottom surface of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the first surface and near the bottom surface of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the second surface;
a tab portion including a receptacle component and a flap element,
wherein the flap element is hingedly attached to the tray and includes a centrally positioned lobe element,
wherein the receptacle component comprises a cavity element for receiving the lobe element of a flap element of another tray.
14. The tray for storing electronic media discs according to claim 13 , wherein each of the first coupling elements and the second coupling elements comprise an arrow-shaped head portion connected to a rectangular-shaped body portion, the rectangular-shaped body portion including a rear face from which a lip element extends.
15. The tray for storing electronic media discs according to claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of support elements positioned on the first surface near and around the second hub portion positioned on the first surface, wherein a height of each support element is equal to the height of the first coupling elements.
16. A tray for storing electronic media discs in a stacked, overlapping arrangement on both sides of the tray, the tray comprising:
a first surface opposing a second surface;
a first hub portion positioned on the first surface, the first hub portion consisting of:
two first coupling elements,
a rectangular-shaped first slit element,
a cross-shaped second slit element, both the rectangular-shaped first slit element and the cross-shaped second slit element positioned near a bottom surface of one of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion positioned on the first surface, the first hub portion configured to securely receive a spindle hole of a first disc; and
a second hub portion positioned on the first surface, the second hub portion consisting of:
two second coupling elements,
a rectangular-shaped third slit element,
a cross-shaped fourth slit element, both the rectangular-shaped third slit element and the cross-shaped fourth slit element positioned near a bottom surface of one of the two second coupling elements of the second hub portion positioned on the first surface,
a circular-shaped wall element, the circular-shaped wall element positioned on the first surface and having a uniform height extending from a first end to a second end and surrounding the two second coupling elements, wherein a height of the two second coupling elements is greater than a height of the two first coupling elements, and the uniform height of the circular-shaped wall element equals the height of the two first coupling elements of the first hub portion, the second hub portion configured to securely receive a spindle hole of a second disc.