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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Sanjiv K. Gupta, Superior, CO (US);
Randal D. Fird, Boulder, CO (US);
Roger Grow, Lafayette, CO (US);
Daniel J. Plutt, Superior, CO (US);
Sanjiv K. Gupta, Superior, CO (US);
Randal D. Fird, Boulder, CO (US);
Roger Grow, Lafayette, CO (US);
Daniel J. Plutt, Superior, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A tape cartridge transport assembly for moving a tape cartridge between a first library and a second library includes a guide arrangement disposable between the first and second libraries, and a cartridge carrier that is moveable along the guide arrangement. The cartridge carrier includes a carrier body having an opening for receiving the tape cartridge, and a retention device associated with the carrier body. The retention device is engageable with the tape cartridge for retaining the tape cartridge in the carrier body as the cartridge carrier moves along the guide arrangement. The assembly further includes a drive mechanism associated with the cartridge carrier for automatically moving the cartridge carrier along the guide arrangement.