Stand-alone drive for disk-shaped data storage media

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a stand-alone drive for disk-shaped data storage media according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the drive shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the drive shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the drive shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the drive shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a side view of the drive shown in FIG. 1 the opposite side view is identical.

Those portions of the drive shown in broken lines are included for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D327878 July 14, 1992 Fukutake et al.
D348070 June 21, 1994 Vallillee
D358138 May 9, 1995 Koyanagi et al.
D359852 July 4, 1995 Wicks
D391239 February 24, 1998 Carlson
D391942 March 10, 1998 Lee
5402308 March 28, 1995 Koyanagi et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D408381
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1999
Assignee: Imation Corp. (Oakdale, MN)
Inventors: Bruce E. Nelson (Minneapolis, MN), Michael J. Elvidge (Shoreview, MN), James R. Gilbertson (Maplewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney: Eric D. Levinson
Application Number: 0/86,263
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/109
International Classification: 1402;