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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne E. Foslien, Greeley, CO (US);
Robert L. Mueller, Windsor, CO (US);
Paul C. Coffin, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregg S. Schmidtke, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/108 ; G11B 1/704 ; G11B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/108 ; G11B 1/704 ; G11B 1/708 ;
Abstract
In general, the present invention provides an autochanger device having a cavity for receiving a magazine containing a media cartridge, wherein a retention arm of the cavity retrains the media pieces within the magazine while the magazine fills the cavity. In particular, a detent mechanism attached to the magazine interacts with the retention arm of the library, via a magazine transport handle, to secure media cartridges contained within the magazine as the magazine is received by a cavity of the autochanger.