Abstract: This disclosure includes an elastic shock mount for a mass data storage device cartridge comprising a shock mount body forming a void configured to receive a mass data storage device; and a set of elastic shock mount protrusions extending outward from the shock mount body. The elastic shock mount protrusions are configured to transfer shock forces experienced by the cartridge housing to durable portions of the mass data storage device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 21, 2012
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC
Inventors:
Matthew James Dozier, Brent R. Brown, David Scott Allsup, Peter R. Janik