Disk storage and handling magazine
AssigneeDPHI Acquisitions, Inc.
InventorWilliam W. A. Dunford
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Abstract
A disk storage and handling magazine has a spindle mounted on a bottom cap. Disks are loaded in the magazine by passing the spindle through a hole in the center of the disks. The disks may be separated by spacers to prevent the disks from touching each other. In some embodiments, the magazine includes a tube surrounding the spindle and a removable top cap fitting over the spindle and the tube. The magazine also includes a jacking mechanism that moves up and down the spindle for automatically unloading disks from the magazine. The jacking mechanism has a jacking plate mounted on at least one plug. The at least one plug seats in a hole in the bottom cap of the magazine to form an airtight seal when the jacking mechanism is at the bottom of the spindle.
Claims12
A magazine for storing a plurality disks, the magazine comprising:
- a bottom cap with at least one hole;
- a spindle attached to the bottom cap;
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- a jacking mechanism mounted on the spindle such that the jacking mechanism moves up and down the spindle, the jacking mechanism further comprises a jacking plate mounted on at least one plug, such that when the jacking mechanism is at an end of the spindle attached to the bottom cap, the at least one plug fills the at least one hole to form an airtight seal.
A magazine for storing a plurality disks, the magazine comprising:
- a bottom cap with at least one hole;
- a spindle attached to the bottom cap;
- a jacking mechanism mounted on the spindle such that the jacking mechanism moves up and down the spindle;
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- a notch in the bottom cap for aligning the magazine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.