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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Robert C. Martin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
John W. Gaylord, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert C. Martin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Leo W. Spychalla, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
John W. Gaylord, St. Paul, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A data storage cartridge includes a housing, a non-tape storage medium contained within the housing, and a stacking feature provided on a top surface of the housing and on a bottom surface of the housing opposite the top surface. The stacking feature is asymmetrical about a first median axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the top surface and the bottom surface of the housing, and asymmetrical about a second median axis oriented substantially perpendicular to a first end of the housing and a second end of the housing opposite the first end. The stacking feature is configured to facilitate positioning of and maintaining a stacked configuration of the data storage cartridge with another data storage cartridge.