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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Gerardo Buitron, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
David Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerardo Buitron, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
David Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/30 (2006.01); A47G 19/08 (2006.01); B05C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various apparatus and methods are provided for positioning and handling hard memory disks. A disk carrier is provided with adjustably positionable side wall inserts. The inserts or panels may be moved between a plurality of positions to accommodate disks of different diameters. The inserts may also be substituted to accommodate disks of different thickness or different orientations, such as pairs of disks in gap merge orientation or contact merge orientation.