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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:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald J Niles, St. Paul, MN (US);
Davis W Chamberlin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Carl S Ahlberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206444 ; 206561 ;
Abstract
A filing rack for a plurality of diskettes arranged in a front-to-back manner includes a plurality of slots for trapping the diskettes in an upright position and a plurality of ramps for supporting a portion of each diskette in an alternative resting position. The rack includes pairs of radius surfaces which translate a horizontal force applied to the front face of a diskette in its upright position into a force which lifts the diskette from its associated slot and permits the diskette to move into its alternative resting position.