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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 23/02 (2006.01); G11B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data storage cartridge is provided that is configured to be received by a socket including an actuator pin. The data storage cartridge includes a housing and a non-tape storage medium. The housing defines an access window and includes a planar member surrounded by a plurality of side walls. An elongated pin reception slot is defined through the planar member and is configured to receive the actuator pin of the socket. The non-tape storage medium is maintained within the housing and is configured to be accessed from a point external to the data storage cartridge via the access window.