Protective enclosure for data storage cartridge
OwnerGregory Dimitri Volan, Daniel Anthony Estoque +1inventors
InventorsGregory Dimitri Volan, Daniel Anthony Estoque, William Boyd Stephens
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Abstract
A protective enclosure for a cartridge for holding a data storage medium (such as an optical disk) includes a mating cover and base connected to one another with a live hinge having an axis of rotation. The cover contains a lip which surrounds all or part of an enclosure space within the enclosure. The lip mates with a recess in the base to keep dust and debris out of the protective enclosure. Clasps which extend from the cover and base, respectively, mate with each other to maintain the enclosure closed. A number of protrusions extend into the enclosure space and make contact with a data storage cartridge, thereby holding the cartridge in a defined position within the enclosure.
Claims17
A protective enclosure for a data storage medium, comprising:
- a cover;
- a base;
- and
- a live hinge connecting said cover to said base, said live hinge having an axis of rotation.
A protective enclosure for a storage medium, comprising:
- a cover;
- a base;
- a live hinge connecting said cover to said base, said live hinge having an axis of rotation;
- a first clasp extending from said cover;
- and
- a second clasp extending from said base, wherein said first clasp engages said second clasp to hold said cover and said base in a closed position;
- wherein at least one said clasp comprises a passage defined therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.