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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:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore N Valavanis, Waukegan, IL (US);
Keith A Novak, Cicero, IL (US);
Assignee:
Midway Games Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 521 ; 206521 ; 206701 ; 361685 ;
Abstract
A shock insulated container for a disk drive features a plastic enclosure having a top hingedely secured to a bottom. The enclosure is formed of anti-static materials. A foam liner is provided to surround the hard drive. The drive and liner are encapsulated in the container, which is secured, using press fit projections. The package may then be mounted to a commercial type video game machine.