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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scot C. Fairchild, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
TeraStor Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/308 ;
Abstract
An apparatus opens, closes and locks a data storage device door. The apparatus includes a linkage adapted to actuate the door, the linkage having a handle with a notch and an edge; a flag having a pin mounted thereon, the pin being adapted to engage the edge when the door opens and to be seated in the notch when the door is locked; and a lever to actuate the flag.