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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeharu Furusawa, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yoshimitsu Fukushima, Saitama-ken, JP;
Satoru Anada, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Electronic Corp., Saitama-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 36 ; 369 751 ; 369178 ;
Abstract
A disc holder has a support portion comprising arcuated portions. The arcuated portions include opposite upper portions the curvature of which is substantially equal to that of a larger disc, and opposite lower portions the curvature of which is substantially equal to that of a smaller disc. Thus, the larger disc is held by the upper portions, and the smaller disc is held by the lower portions.