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Storage medium cartridge for use with a storage medium cartridge gripping assembly

US6729825B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1999
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/121
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage medium cartridge that has a substantially rectangular housing with an aperture formed thereon is provided for use with a cartridge gripping assembly. The cartridge gripping assembly includes a gripping mechanism having a first end which releasably engages the aperture defined on the housing of the storage medium cartridge. The gripping mechanism further includes a second end that is dimensioned for coupling with a first end of a mechanized robotic arm for providing motion to the cartridge gripping assembly.

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