US 6,661,747 B2 · Systems for retaining data media in a media storage device

Abstract

Media storage devices for retaining data media are provided. In one of many possible embodiments, the media storage device comprises a housing having a plurality of slots configured to receive a plurality of data media, a plurality of spring retention members extending from the housing, and a spring mechanism attached to the housing. The spring mechanism includes a plurality of fingers and a plurality of elongate spring tabs. Each of the plurality of fingers extend into one of the plurality of slots and are configured to engage one of the plurality of data media when received in the slot. Each of the plurality of elongate spring tabs have an aperture and are configured such that one of the plurality of spring retention members extending from the housing engages the aperture.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A media storage device, comprising:

a housing having a plurality of slots configured to receive a plurality of data media;
a plurality of spring retention members extending from the housing;
a spring mechanism attached to the housing and having a plurality of fingers and a plurality of elongate spring tabs, each of the plurality of fingers extending into one of the plurality of slots and configured to engage one of the plurality of data media when received in the slot, each of the plurality of elongate spring tabs having an aperture and configured such that one of the plurality of spring retention members extending from the housing engages the aperture.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/938,062Filed 23 Aug 2001

Published

US 2003/0039180 A127 Feb 2003

Granted

9 Dec 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G11B 15/6835
With fixed magazines having fixed cassette storage cells, e.g. in racks: the cassettes being transferred to a fixed recorder or player using a…
G11B 15/688
The cassettes being arranged in multiple levels: the cassettes being transferred to a fixed recorder or player using a moving carriage
Y10T 29/49021
Electromagnet, transformer or inductor: magnetic recording reproducing transducer [e.g., tape head, core, etc.]
Y10T 29/49025
Magnetic recording reproducing transducer [e.g., tape head, core, etc.]: making disc drive

Systems for retaining data media in a media storage device

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Systems for retaining data media in a media storage device

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Abstract

Claims10