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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. 14, 2000
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas J Angellotti, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3602665 ;
Abstract
This invention includes a carriage assembly for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a recording medium. The carriage assembly comprises a carriage body formed from molded plastic. The body defines a sidewall having a first open end and a second open end with a passage extending therebetween. A coil is interlockingly coupled with the carriage body sidewall by being molded to carriage body. At least one carriage arm for carrying at least one head is interlockingly coupled with the carriage body sidewall by being molded to the carriage body.