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US 10,242,705 B2Granted
Disc storage cassettes comprising a movable bale
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid J. Altknecht, Donald S. Bethune, William M. Dyer, A. David Erpelding, Steven R. Hetzler, Drew B. Lawson, Daniel F. Smith
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Abstract
A disc cassette includes a curved portion configured to hold multiple discs. A platform portion abuts the curved portion. A movable bale is configured to maintain discs securely in the disc cassette except when rotated off the discs.
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A disc cassette comprising:
- a curved portion configured to hold a plurality of discs;
- a platform portion abutting the curved portion;
- and
- a movable bale configured to maintain the discs securely in the disc cassette except when the bale is moved off the discs to enable a disc to be retrieved from or returned to the disc cassette, wherein the bale is capable of contacting an arm of a disc gripper device to move the bale off the discs.
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A disc cassette comprising:
- a curved portion including a first lip portion, the curved portion configured to hold a plurality of discs;
- a platform portion abutting the curved portion, wherein a second lip portion is formed between the curved portion and the platform portion;
- and
- a movable bale configured to maintain the discs securely in the disc cassette except when the bale is moved off the discs to enable a disc to be retrieved from or returned to the disc cassette, wherein the bale is capable of contacting an arm of a disc gripper device to move the bale off the discs.
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A disc cassette comprising:
- a curved portion configured to hold a plurality of discs;
- a platform portion abutting the curved portion;
- and
- a rotatable bale configured to maintain the discs securely in the disc cassette except when the bale is moved off the discs to enable a disc to be retrieved from or returned to the disc cassette, wherein the bale is capable of contacting an arm of a disc gripper device to move the bale off the discs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.