Carrier retainer for disk cartridge
US4817079A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0328
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A protective cartridge for a data storage disk (e.g. an optical disk) includes a retainer mechanism for restricting longitudinal movement of a disk/carrier assembly within the cartridge interior. Such mechanism preferably comprises a flexible, cantilever-mounted leaf spring having a lip which is adapted to engage a trailing edge of a disk-carrier after such carrier has entered the cartridge through a pivotably mounted cartridge door. To allow extraction of a retained disk-carrier from the cartridge, the retainer is located so it is engaged and moved to a non-retaining position by the cartridge door as the latter moves from a closed to an open position.
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