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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2000
Kenneth Lee Manes, Westminster, CO (US);
Donald Robert Manes, Arvada, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A storage library system for storing cartridges having cartridge notches formed therein includes a receiver and magazine assembly. The receiver forms an opening therein and includes an actuator member. The magazine is adapted for engagement within the receiver opening. The magazine includes a plurality of cells formed therein for receiving the cartridges. The magazine includes a locking member engageable with the actuator member to hold the locking member longitudinally in place between locked and unlocked positions with respect to the notch of each cartridge for automatically locking and unlocking the cartridge in each of the plurality of cells as the magazine is longitudinally moved with respect to the receiver and the locking member.