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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Charles L. Hunter, Loveland, CO (US);
Lawrence Taugher, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a device and method to install a compact disk media write-protect ring,The device,positions the write-protect ring,so that it is aligned with the center hole of the disk,Aligning the write-protect ring,with the center of the disk,ensures that the ring is in the correct location, thereby enabling the write protect function. The device,includes a hub,upon which the center hole of the disk,is pressed, thereby securing the disk to the device. The device,also includes a support,that surrounds the hub,and is connected to the hub so that it may move axially along the hub. This support,serves as a shelf for the write-protecting,and a press to assure good contact between the disk and the adhesive of the write-protect ring. In operation the write-protect ring,is positioned on the support,with the adhesive exposed and facing upwards away built the support. The disk,is then placed on the hub,with its data side down. As the hole of die disk,is pressed down upon the hub,the support,of the device,presses the write-protect ring,against the die, causing the write-protect ring to adhere to the disk.