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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Schick, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas Mayne, Ramona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/333 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/333 ;
Abstract
A data storage system having a disk cartridge with a rotary inner shell to permit access to a medium is disclosed. The cartridge comprises a latch disposed on an edge of the cartridge for locking the cartridge in a closed position. A flexible lever in the data storage device is adapted to engage and unlock the latch during cartridge insertion. The lever having a spring portion flexes away from the cartridge as it is further inserted into the data storage device.