Plantronics, Inc.

Iomega Corporation

James E Blum

Allen T Bracken

Jay R Wilson

George T Krieger

Steven F Burson

The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through an inventive charger contact. The conductive contact includes a housing with an outer cylindrical surface and a hollow inner cylindrical core with a longitudinal axis. An actuator is disposed within the hollow inner cylindrical core capable of movement within the cylindrical core along the axis. A spring contact with conductive contacts is disposed in part within the hollow inner cylindrical core and coupled to the actuator. The spring contact is capable of compression and decompression along the longitudinal axis based on movement of the actuator.

Charger contact with protective actuator

Charger contact

The present invention provides a charging interface. The interface includes a first contact interface system for receiving a male connector. The first interface contact interface system includes a housing with a front surface, where the front surface includes an aperture leading to a well within the housing. A first positive contact is disposed within the well and a first negative contact is disposed within the well. The interface also includes a second contact interface system comprising conductive contacts disposed on the front surface outside the aperture. The conductive contacts comprise a second positive contact and a second negative contact.

Charging interface

A cartridge for a magnetic disk drive having a clamping mechanism which is actuated as the door to the cartridge is closed is disclosed. The cartridge is closed when he cartridge is removed from the drive. The door covers the opening through which the cartridge is accessed by read/write heads. When the cartridge is removed from the drive, the mechanism of the present invention clamps the recording disk against the cartridge shell to prevent rattle, which might otherwise damage the recording disk. The mechanism includes a rotating cam having helical lobes, a translating cam having helical slots to receive the lobes, a spring to bias the door and a spring to bias the rotating cam.

Anti-rattle mechanism for cartridge

A data storage cartridge has a recording medium and a door covering an opening in the shell. The door is opened when the cartridge is inserted into the drive and closed when the cartridge is removed from the drive. A movable member rotates in cooperation with a stationary member by an actuating arm that is coupled to the door. Preferably, a screw/nut mechanism is operated by the opening and closing of the door to actuate a clamping mechanism which clamps the recording against a planar wall of the shell when the cartridge is removed from the drive.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

James E Blum