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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've been reading about optical disc packaging for a while now, but there are some parts of the keep case assembly that I can't name authoritatively, and I was hoping that someone here could help me out.
First is the clear plastic part that protects the cover art. There's got to be something better than "cover art protector" ...
Then there's a style of keep case that closes regularly and then has two extra (annoying?) latches to close. What do you call the extra latches, and what name do we give the style of case that has them?
I call the thing the disc sits on the "spindle", and I refer to the retaining segments as "prongs". "Fingers" works for me too, but I detect a lack of consensus when organizations like Swaptree describe that component as the "teeth of disk holder".
Replies pointing to other authoritative particularly appreciated. (Links to manufacturer web sites, perhaps?) |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lasitter: Quote:
First is the clear plastic part that protects the cover art. There's got to be something better than "cover art protector" ... It's called the sleeve Quote:
Then there's a style of keep case that closes regularly and then has two extra (annoying?) latches to close. What do you call the extra latches, and what name do we give the style of case that has them? It's a Keep Case with pain-in-the-ass latches.  Quote:
I call the thing the disc sits on the "spindle", and I refer to the retaining segments as "prongs". "Fingers" works for me too, but I detect a lack of consensus when organizations like Swaptree describe that component as the "teeth of disk holder". It's called a Hub You can see the different Case Types that are profiled in the Case Type w/Photos thread | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection | | | | Last edited: by Bad Father |
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  | Eagle | | Registered: Oct 31, 2001 |
| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 563 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
It's a Keep Case with pain-in-the-ass latches.
 So true! | | | | My phpDVDprofiler collection |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Note that a lot of the cases with the PITA latches allow the latches to be folded in while the case is opened. Then you can close the case without PITA latches. |
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | First, thanks for the link. Wish someone could include more of that in the Wiki for this subject. Quote:
Quoting 8ballMax:
It's called the sleeve That works for me, but I used the word sleeve for the name of the cardboard thing that slides over the keep case. That's confusing because then you have two sleeves in the same rig. Quote:
Quoting 8ballMax:It's called a Hub So what does that make the parts that break off ... hub-bits? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lasitter: Quote:
That works for me, but I used the word sleeve for the name of the cardboard thing that slides over the keep case. That's confusing because then you have two sleeves in the same rig. That's called a Slip Cover for a single DVD or in the case of box sets a Slip Case Quote:
So what does that make the parts that break off ... hub-bits? I would assume they would be called prongs but I leave that to someone more knowledgeable than I in the Hub department  . | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lasitter: Quote:
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Quoting 8ballMax:
It's called the sleeve
That works for me, but I used the word sleeve for the name of the cardboard thing that slides over the keep case. That's confusing because then you have two sleeves in the same rig. I think usually people call those either a slipcover or a slipcase. Quoting lasitter: Quote:
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Quoting 8ballMax:It's called a Hub
So what does that make the parts that break off ... hub-bits? Hub-teeth? Hub-prongs? I've also seen this referred to as a "rosette". What you might want to do is search around for patent's on DVD Keepcases and see what technical terms are used in those. Something along the lines of these: Modular disc storage caseDVD retaining structure for DVD case | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Quoting lasitter:
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That works for me, but I used the word sleeve for the name of the cardboard thing that slides over the keep case. That's confusing because then you have two sleeves in the same rig.
That's called a Slip Cover for a single DVD or in the case of box sets a Slip Case
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So what does that make the parts that break off ... hub-bits?
I would assume they would be called prongs but I leave that to someone more knowledgeable than I in the Hub department . Don't confuse Slip CASE and Slip COVER, they are two very different things and two very different designs. Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Don't confuse Slip CASE and Slip COVER, they are two very different things and two very different designs.
Skip For the purposes of DVDP: A Slip Cover contains one "unit", e.g. Keep Case, Digipak (including foldup digipaks holding multiple discs). A Slip Case contains multiple "units", e.g 2 or more keep cases, thin paks, etc. They can, in fact, have exactly the same design! The "Slip Cover" for 'Week-End in Havana' (single keepcase) is designed exactly the same as the "Slip Case" for 'Roswell: the Complete First Season' (multiple thinpaks), except that it is not as wide. | | | | Hal | | | | Last edited: by hal9g |
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | About slip cover / case: Most elucidating Hal, thanks. I see now that the "Case Types With Images" thread answers almost all my questions, but there are some (insignificant) missing images, and it would be a bit easier if the entire thread were consolidated in a concise FAQ segment.
Other thing that occurred to me is that there are so many venues for discussing the trading, sale, rating, etc., of DVDs, etc., that it might be helpful to circulate polls on different boards to generate wider agreement on the nomenclature.
I guess this is not all codified in various languages by some kind of international ISO standard? Perhaps by the time it was all set down, the pace of change in the marketplace would make the effort irrelevant ... |
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