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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David J. Altknecht, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald S. Bethune, San Jose, CA (US);
William M. Dyer, San Jose, CA (US);
A. David Erpelding, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven R. Hetzler, Los Altos, CA (US);
Drew B. Lawson, Aptos, CA (US);
Daniel F. Smith, Felton, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A disc cassette includes a curved portion configured to hold multiple discs and a platform portion abuts the curved portion. The platform portion and the curved portion each include multiple rib pairs configured to separate adjacent discs from touching one another, and to form a disc slot between each rib pair. Disc slots of the platform portion of the disc cassette are configured to provide a guide for disc removal from the disc cassette.