Recording media storage apparatus
US4875743A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/0444
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for storing a plurality of disc-shaped recording media includes a housing and a plurality of thin, substantially C-shaped lever members, each of which has an inner circumferential surface for holding a disc-shaped recording media by an outer circumferential surface of the recording media. Each lever member is pivotally connected to the housing by a pivot post and is pivotally movable into and out of the housing. A lock mechanism prevents the lever members from pivoting out of the housing, while a detent mechanism holds the unlocked lever members in either a closed or open position. The inner circumferential surface of the C-shaped lever members subtends an angle greater than 180.degree. in order to create a spring force in two arms of the lever member, the spring force acting to hold the disc-shaped recording media on the circumferential surface of the lever member.
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