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US 5,348,151 AGranted
Low profile disk carrier
AssigneeEmpak, Inc.
InventorLarry G. Dressen
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Abstract
A low profile carrier for holding a plurality of memory disks during processing of the disks is described. The carrier is capable of securely holding disks of different thicknesses and is designed so that the disks are not damaged during insertion or removal of the disks from the carrier.
Claims6
A low profile processing cassette for holding disks comprising:
- a. opposing mirror image side walls each including a base member, and outwardly canted disk supporting member, and a handle member, said outwardly canted disk supporting member having a plurality of disk dividers each comprising a disk supporting notch having a base curved along its length to conform to the outside diameter of the disk, a pair of shorter wall segments projecting from opposite edges of the base at approximately a 90.degree. angle with respect to each other, and a pair of longer wall segments projecting from the ends of the shorter wall segments opposite the base at approximately a 60.degree. angle with respect to each other;
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- b. a pair of opposing mirror image end walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.