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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1990
Stephen P Smith, Rochester, NY (US);
John J Ellis, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
In an automated data library comprising a plurality of storage areas each arranged to accept and store a data storage member, a reading device arranged to retrieve data from a data storage member, and carriage means arranged to selectively transfer data storage members between the storage area and the reading device. A lever is disposed along a side of the carriage adjacent the reading and is arranged for movement between a rest portion within the perimeter of the carriage and an extended position whereby the lever engages a data storage member extending from an opening in the reading device to fully insert the member into the device.