U.S. patent application number 10/178465 was filed with the patent office on 2003-12-25 for burglarproof fastening for dvd container.
Invention is credited to Kuo, Hsien-Tse.
Application Number | 20030234190 10/178465 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29734696 |
Filed Date | 2003-12-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030234190 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kuo, Hsien-Tse |
December 25, 2003 |
Burglarproof fastening for DVD container
Abstract
The present invention relates to a burglarproof fastening for
DVD container, in which a burglarproof fastening is installed
inside the DVD container, and such burglarproof fastening has a
blocking element, and the blocking section is formed on the
blocking element. By means of the insertion of the blocking section
into the DVD container to latch the positioning structure at the
position of the central hole of the compact disk such that the
positioning structure is unable to be separated from the compact
disk by pressing and deforming the structure. Therefore, an
unauthorized user or thief is unable to open the DVD container or
take away the compact disk that is latched to the DVD container,
and prevent the compact disk from being stolen by the thief by
pressing the positioning structure.
Inventors: |
Kuo, Hsien-Tse; (Hsinchu
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
29734696 |
Appl. No.: |
10/178465 |
Filed: |
June 25, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/308.2 ;
206/807; G9B/33.011 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E05B 73/0023 20130101;
G11B 33/0427 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/308.2 ;
206/807 |
International
Class: |
B65D 085/30 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A burglarproof fastening, comprising: a blocking element, and a
blocking section disposed on the blocking element, thereby an
insertion of the blocking section into the DVD container latches a
positioning structure to a central hole of a compact disk, and the
positioning structure is unable to be separated from the compact
disk by pressing and deforming the positioning structure.
2. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
blocking element assumes a circular plate shape.
3. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 1, wherein a
section of a external periphery of the blocking element has a notch
adjoins the blocking section.
4. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 3, wherein the
blocking element has a cincture at the top surface of the blocking
element corresponsive to the shape of the notch and blocking
section.
5. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 4, wherein the
cincture assumes C shape.
6. The burglarproof fastening as claimed in claim 3, further
comprising a side of the blocking section having a guiding portion
and adjacent to the notch.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a burglarproof fastening
for DVD container, more particularly to a burglarproof fastening
for a DVD container in which a simple structure of burglarproof
fastening is installed for preventing the compact disk from being
stolen away by pressing the positioning structure of the DVD
container.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Since the application of compact disks is popular, many
products make use of compact disks such as DVD as data storage
media and the products are sold with the advantages of the compact
disk. However, compact disk providers may have their compact disk
stolen without even knowing it and it causes a loss in their
business. Although magnetic sensors can be installed in the DVD
container and the shopkeeper may notice such once the sensor at the
door initiates the alarm, yet the thief is only interested in the
compact disk itself, and the thief may steal the compact disk by
one of the following ways:
[0005] 1. Firstly, press the positioning structure at the central
hole of the compact disk to detach the compact disk from the
positioning structure.
[0006] 2. Cut a slit along the notch of the DVD container which is
packaged by a transparent plastic membrane outside the DVD
container.
[0007] 3. Shake the DVD container until the compact disk inside the
DVD container falls out from the notch of the DVD container and the
slit of the transparent plastic membrane.
[0008] 4. Put the DVD container back into the original position and
take away the compact disk.
[0009] Since the compact disk has no magnetic sensing material on
it, therefore the thief can successfully take away the compact
disk. The problem at this time is more serious than the theft
itself because the DVD container has no DVD disk in it, and the
people of the shop does not know about it. When a customer buys
such compact disk, the customer generally will not notice the small
slit on the transparent plastic membrane when making payment at the
cashier, but as soon as the customer opens the package and
discovers the compact disk is missing, the customer will definitely
ask for compensation from the shop. It does not only cost damages
to the business itself, but also to the reputation of the company.
Such influence is more serious than the loss of monetary
damage.
[0010] Therefore, burglarproof device or structure added to the DVD
container has been seen in the published R.O.C. patents with
publication numbers 418841 and 451897. However, the disclosures of
such patents comprise a relatively complicated structure and
components. The DVD container manufacturer must invest tremendous
amount of manufacturing cost, and the DVD seller has to sell it for
a higher price since the manufacturing cost is higher, and the
consumers have to pay more for the compact disk. Under the high
price, the thief may have higher motive to steal the disk from the
store, and it causes problems to the store. Furthermore, the
copying gets rampant, and if the price of the original compact disk
is increased only for burglarproof purpose, it will cause more
people to buy copied compact disks. It is unfair to the consumers
who obey the laws, and therefore it is absolutely necessary to
eliminate the foregoing viscous spiral.
[0011] In summation of the above situation, since the theft is
difficult to prevent, and adding a burglarproof device or structure
to the current DVD container will increase the cost due to the
complicated structure and components, and will make it more
difficult for the DVD manufacture to attain the automated
manufacturing for the DVD container, thus may also affect the
production.
[0012] From the above, it is known that the burglarproof device or
structure of the prior art DVD container is obviously inconvenient
and has shortcomings in its use, and it awaits improvement. The
inventor of the present invention based on years of experience
accumulated from the engagement in the related, industry conducted
extensive research to resolve the foregoing shortcomings and
invented the present invention.
[0013] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a burglarproof fastening for DVD container, in which a burglarproof
fastening is installed inside the DVD container, and such
burglarproof fastening has a blocking element, and the blocking
section is formed on the blocking element. By means of the
insertion of the blocking section into the DVD container to latch
the positioning structure at the position of the central hole of
the compact disk such that the positioning structure is unable to
be separated from the compact disk by pressing and deforming the
structure. Therefore, an unauthorized user or thief is unable to
open the DVD container or take away the compact disk that is
latched to the DVD container, and prevent the compact disk from
being stolen by the thief by pressing the positioning
structure.
[0014] The secondary objective of the present invention is to
provide a burglarproof fastening for a DVD container in which a
simple structure and design of a burglarproof fastening is used to
solve the problem of production cost and capacity during
manufacturing. Since the structure of the burglarproof fastening is
simple, therefore the burglarproof device added to the DVD
container will not increase the cost too much, and will not become
a burden to the consumers.
[0015] To attain the above purpose, the present invention provides
a burglarproof fastening for a DVD container, and the burglarproof
fastening comprises a blocking element, and the blocking section is
formed on the blocking element. By means of the insertion of the
blocking section into the DVD container to latch the positioning
structure at the position of the central hole of the compact disk
such that the positioning structure is unable to be separated from
the compact disk by pressing and deforming the structure, and thus
attain the above-mentioned primary and secondary objectives.
[0016] To make it easier for our examiner to understand the
objective of the invention, structure, innovative features, and
performance, we use a preferred embodiment together with the
attached drawings for the detailed description of the
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention
will become apparent from the following detailed description of the
preferred but non-limiting embodiment. The description is made with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0018] FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional diagram of the present
invention when it is not inserted onto the positioning
structure.
[0019] FIG. 1A shows an enlargement of Section A of FIG. 1.
[0020] FIG. 2 shows a three-dimension diagram of the present
invention when it is in use.
[0021] FIG. 3 shows the cross-sectional diagram of the present
invention when it is in use.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0022] Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 for the
three-dimensional diagram of the present invention when it is not
inserted onto the positioning structure, the three-dimension
diagram of the present invention when it is in use, and the
cross-sectional diagram of the present invention when it is in use
respectively. The present invention provides a burglarproof
fastening for a DVD container, and the burglarproof fastening 1 is
installed inside a DVD container 2 and is secured in position at
the central hole 30 of the compact disk 3 on a positioning
structure 20.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 1A, the burglarproof fastening 1 comprises
a blocking element 10 substantially in the shape of a circular
board; an notch 11 being depressed towards a section of the
external periphery, and a blocking section 12 is disposed adjacent
to the notch 11 on the blocking element 10; a guiding portion 13
being disposed on the side proximate to the blocking section 12 and
the notch 11.
[0024] The size of the notch 11 is just large enough to accommodate
a pressing section 21 of the positioning structure 20 to fix the
burglarproof fastening 1, and the blocking section is inserted onto
the positioning structure 20 such that the pressing section 21 is
unable to deform by pressing due to the insertion of the blocking
section 12. Furthermore, the guiding portion 13 is for pressing the
pressing section 21 by means of the slope of the guiding portion 13
onto the top surface of the blocking section 12.
[0025] The top surface of the blocking element 10 copes together
with the shape of the notch 11 and the blocking section 12 to
protrude a C-shape cincture 14, and the shape of the cincture 14 is
to increase the contact surface area between the burglarproof
fastening 1 and the pressing section 21 in order to enhance the
effect of inserting the burglarproof fastening 1 onto the
positioning structure 20.
[0026] The burglarproof fastening for DVD containers according to
the present invention can be accomplished by means of the foregoing
structure and assembly.
[0027] Please further refer to FIG. 3. Since when the burglarproof
fastening 1 is inserted onto the positioning structure 20, the
blocking element 10 is held at the upper and the lower section by a
plurality of fixing member 22 along the external periphery and the
pressing section 21 of the positioning structure 20, and the
pressing section 21 is pressed downward by external force to detach
the central hole 30 of the compact disk 3 from the positioning
structure 20. However, the pressing section 21 is restricted by the
blocking section 12 and is unable to press downward, therefore the
burglarproof fastening 1 has to be removed from the positioning
structure 20 first before the compact disk 3 can be taken out. The
DVD container 2 generally sold in the market is packaged by
transparent plastic membrane, therefore the thief must tear the
transparent plastic membrane and open the DVD container 2 in order
to remove the burglarproof fastening 1 from the positioning
structure 20 and take out the compact disk 3. Such movement will be
easily seen by the shopkeeper, therefore the present invention
definitely can prevent the thief from pressing the positioning
structure 20 of the DVD container 2 to steal the compact disk
3.
[0028] Furthermore, since the structure of the present invention is
simple and convenient, and is easy for the mass production by the
manufacturer. It will not have the problem of increasing the cost
too much, therefore the addition of the burglarproof fastening to
the DVD container 2 will not cause a burden to the consumers, but
it can effectively prevent theft, and thus is a good way to prevent
theft by stores.
[0029] In summation of the above description, the present invention
definitely improves the prior art burglarproof device or structure
for DVD container or solves the problem of complicated structure or
components for the assembly. It gives a good way for the
burglarproof function on the thief's habit for prevention. The
present invention is a product of an extraordinary innovation, and
definitely can attain the expected objectives and overcome the
shortcoming of the prior art.
[0030] While the invention has been described by way of example and
in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended
to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and
procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should
be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such
modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
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