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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:
Jul. 24, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1978
David R Wilson, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A magazine particularly for magnetic diskettes, such as of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,668,658, including nearly square side panels, and oblong top and back panels and a bottom connecting the side panels leaving one end of the magazine open for withdrawal of diskettes stored therein. The inside surfaces of the top panel and bottom have corresponding grooves formed therein for reception of the diskettes in vertical disposition, and the grooves in the bottom are narrower than the grooves in the top to provide accurate positioning of the diskettes at their bottoms while allowing a little warp of the diskettes about vertical axes. The inside surface of the back panel is plane and unribbed to accommodate slight diskette warp about horizontal axes. A spring wire retainer extends upwardly from the magazine bottom across the lower part of the open end of the magazine to releasably retain diskettes in the magazine, and the side panels are notched close to the magazine bottom to allow an easy gripping of the diskettes adjacent the magazine bottom for withdrawal of the diskettes.