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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian R Schick, Eden, UT (US);
Allen T Bracken, Layton, UT (US);
Edward L Rich, Ogden, UT (US);
Wayne A Sumner, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360133 ; 369291 ;
Abstract
A cartridge for a magnetic disk drive has a clamping mechanism which is actuated as the door to the cartridge is closed when the cartridge is removed from the drive. The door covers the opening through which the cartridge is accessed by read/write heads. When the cartridge is removed from the drive, the mechanism of the present invention clamps the recording disk against the cartridge shell to prevent rattle, which might otherwise damage the recording disk.