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Disk cartridge and adapter with locking and misinsertion preventing mechanism for the cover

US6392987B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2000
Grant dateMay 21, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/0317
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk cartridge of the present invention comprises a case body (101) having a disk-storage portion and an opening/closing cover (201) having a pair of disk holding members (202) that hold a disk (10) in its inplane direction. The accommodated disk (10) is loaded together with the opening/closing cover (201) into an adapter having compatibility with a large disk cartridge. Thus, information can be, for example, reproduced from the disk (10) in a drive unit designed for a large disk cartridge via the adapter. Moreover, a series of operations can be conducted without touching the disk directly.

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