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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018

Filed:

May. 06, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Dylan J. Boday, Tucson, AZ (US);

Andrew S. Green, Tucson, AZ (US);

Shawn M. Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/78 (2006.01); G11B 33/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/473 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1489 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/78 (2013.01); G11B 33/04 (2013.01); G11B 33/124 (2013.01); G11B 33/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A storage cell according to one embodiment includes a housing for storing a data storage cartridge, an opening in said housing for inserting and removing a data storage cartridge, and a retention tab in said housing for engaging with a notch of said data storage cartridge for retaining said data storage cartridge in said housing. The retention tab has a texture, the texture being configured to reduce a force necessary for inserting and/or removing said data storage cartridge from said storage cell.


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