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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. 21, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1985
Clark E Harris, Fairport, NY (US);
Roger G Covington, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A storage disk drive mechanism is disclosed for rotatably driving a storage disk comprising a flexible circular information recording medium attached to a hub member. The hub member is of the type having an enlarged central positioning aperture and a radially spaced drive aperture. The drive mechanism comprises a rotatable clutch plate having an axial positioning pin for receiving the positioning aperture of the hub member when a disk assembly containing the storage disk is mounted thereon. The clutch plate further has a spring member mounted thereon having a smooth uninterrupted laterally extending beveled claw extending into the driving aperture. Upon rotation of the clutch plate, the claw drivingly engages a driven surface defined by the driving aperture for centering, retaining and driving the storage disk.