Removable disk drive and protective device
AssigneeIntegral Peripherals, Inc.
InventorsJames H. Morehouse, David M. Furay, James A. Dunckley, John A. Mount, Bernard J. Rondestvedt, Steven B. Volk
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Abstract
A removable disk drive is combined with a protective device for use in a computer. The protective device is constructed as a jacket made of resilient material, the jacket enclosing at least a portion of the surface of the disk drive. In one embodiment, the disk drive includes a substantially rigid disk in a housing having a footprint that includes a first dimension of about 35 mm. In another embodiment, the removable disk drive includes a housing and a substantially rigid disk having a diameter in the range of from about 33 mm to about 34 mm.
Claims12
A combination for use with a host computing device, said combination comprising:
- a disk drive comprising a substantially rigid disk and a housing having a footprint that includes a first dimension of about 35 mm;
- and
- a protective device comprising a jacket made of a resilient material, said jacket enclosing at least a portion of said disk drive;
- wherein said combination is at least partially insertable into the host computing device without disassembly of the host computing device such that said jacket protects said disk drive against shock forces imposed on the host computing device from any direction while said combination is mated with the host computing device.
A combination for use with a host computing device, said combination comprising:
- a disk drive comprising a housing and a substantially rigid disk having a diameter in the range from about 33 mm to about 34 mm;
- and
- a protective device comprising a jacket made of a resilient material, said jacket enclosing at least a portion of said disk drive;
- wherein said combination is at least partially insertable into the host computing device without disassembly of the host computing device such that said jacket protects said disk drive against shock forces imposed on the host computing device from any direction while said combination is mated with the host computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.