Media caddy handling
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsShawn Allen Ruden, Sabrina Lynne Murray
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Abstract
A disc caddy and associated method for handling is characterized by a disc cassette having opposing longitudinal side walls joined to opposing lateral end walls forming a substantially rectangular structure defining open first and second ends. A first removable cover is provided for closing the first end, and a second removable cover is provided for closing the second end. The second removable cover defines barb members that latchingly engage respective strikes defined by the first removable cover that extend substantially parallel to the end walls. The disc cassette has protuberant features defining reference hold-down surfaces, and the first removable cover defines clearance apertures through which the hold-down surfaces extend.
Claims6
An apparatus for storing a disc, comprising:
- a disc cassette having opposing longitudinal side walls joined to opposing lateral end walls forming a substantially rectangular structure having open first and second ends;
- a first removable cover for operably closing the first open end, the first removable cover having a strike surface extending substantially orthogonal to the end walls and defining an aperture;
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- a second removable cover for operably closing the second open end, the second removable cover defining a barb member having a leading end and a backward projecting barb surface that operably passes through the aperture and is there biased away from the disc cassette so that the barb surface abuttingly engages the strike surface to latchingly engage the covers together and thereby prevent separation thereof without first moving the barb surface toward the disc cassette to clearingly disengage from the strike surface before withdrawing the barb surface through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.