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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Schoettle, Ludwigshafen, DT;
Heinrich Wittkamp, Mannheim, DT;
Friedrich Domas, Altlussheim, DT;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen (Rhine), DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360135 ; 206444 ; 346137 ; 360 99 ; 360133 ;
Abstract
A container for a disc-shaped recording medium and a drive unit for use with the container, the drive unit being provided with means for increasing the distance between the lower and upper walls of the container, which latter comprises flexible elements. This design permits very high scanning speeds. The container/drive unit combination of the invention can be advantageously employed for recording and/or for reproducing data, video and instrumentation signals.