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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
David Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Nghia Ta, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
David Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Nghia Ta, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various methods and apparatus for handling a plurality of disks and repositioning them into pairs is provided. In one embodiment, a nest is configured to hold a cassette and includes a nest. The nest includes a curved surface with ribs or teeth extending therefrom which define a row of grooves. The grooves are dimensioned to hold a pair of disks in concentric contact merge orientation and the teeth facilitate movement of pairs of disks into the grooves.