Record storage arrangement having spring coupled closure member for preventing access during an operating condition
US6101160A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/027
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A holding arrangement for a record storage medium includes a holding member, a housing with an aperture therein for loading the record storage medium into the holding member and removing it therefrom, and a closure member which is supported on and spring coupled to the holding member so as to be movable therewith to close the loading aperture when the holding member is moved from a loading condition to an operating condition. Movement of the holding member to a loading condition causes the closure member to open the loading aperture. The spring coupling permits a degree of freedom of movement of the closure member so that correct positioning thereof is not dependent on the accuracy of positioning of the holding member.
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