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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:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Elsing, Edina, MN (US);
Gene F Gorham, Hopkins, MN (US);
Steven D Knopp, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Magnetic Peripherals Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 97 ; 360 98 ;
Abstract
A mechanism for receiving, cradling, and loading, under force, a disk drive cartridge onto the drives spindle is disclosed. The mechanism has an U-shaped cradle, a transverse yoke, and a centrally mounted nub for applying downward pressure on the cartridge. A lever, actuated by motion of the drive's door, moves the cradle/yoke combination in the vertical direction.