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US 10,438,629 B2Granted
Disc storage cassettes comprising track connectors
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. The disc cassette further includes a bottom side including track connectors configured to position the disc cassette relative to one or more track portions that hold the disc cassette in place. The disc cassette is slideable along the one or more track portions.
Claims11
A disc cassette comprising:
- a curved portion configured to hold a plurality of discs;
- and
- a bottom side including track connectors configured to position the disc cassette relative to one or more track portions that hold the disc cassette in place, wherein the disc cassette is slideable along the one or more track portions, the track connectors are arranged on the bottom side in one or more rows, and the track connectors include one or more flat coupling surfaces that are pressed against a top surface of the one or more track portions in response to pressure of the one or more flat coupling surfaces against one or more mating surfaces in one or more slots in the one or more track portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.