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US 7,031,113 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for protecting a magnetic disk within a cartridge from electrostatic charge
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorYiping Ma
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a removable cartridge having an information storage medium, and having a housing with the information storage medium movably supported therein. The housing is configured so that, if electrostatic charge is present on an exterior surface of the housing, the information storage medium will be substantially free of induced charge.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a removable cartridge which includes:
- an information storage medium;
- and
- a housing having said information storage medium movably supported therein, and configured so that, if electrostatic charge is present on an exterior surface of said housing, said information storage medium will be substantially free of induced charge, said housing comprising:
- a first portion conductively connected to a second portion, and
- a conductive plate attached to the first portion so that the conductive plate forms substantially the bottom of the housing and is insulated from the information storage medium.
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