CD-ROM handling apparatus and method
US5661714A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/035
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
CD-ROM caddy for use in a system having a transport mechanism for transferring CD-ROMs between storage locations and drive units. The caddy has a pair of handles formed in an edge portion thereof, with apertures adjacent to the handles permitting access to the handles. The caddy is withdrawn from a storage location or a drive unit by advancing a pair of axially extending fingers with laterally extending hook portions toward the caddy with the fingers passing to one side of the caddy. When the hook portions are aligned with the apertures, the fingers are moved laterally to position the hook portions in the apertures, then the fingers are retracted with the hook portions engaging the handles to withdraw the caddy with the fingers.
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