Removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive
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FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the nvention, on a reduced scale;
FIG. 2 depicts a plan view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention;
FIG. 3 depicts a front side view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention;
FIG. 4 depicts a right side view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention;
FIG. 5 depicts a left side view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention;
FIG. 6 depicts a back side view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention; and,
FIG. 7 depicts a bottom view of the removable cartridge with a 21/2 inch form factor for a disk drive of the invention.
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- Front and back photographs of the SyQuest 44MB cartridge (SQ400) which was available in 1988.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 1993
Assignee: SyQuest Technology, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
Inventors: Hans K. Tannert (Cupertino, CA), Joseph E. Davis (Saratoga, CA), Ronald D. Lesti (Santa Cruz, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Fliesler, Dubb, Meyer & Lovejoy
Application Number: 7/723,502
