Disk drive
CA 1319981 C · Owner: N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken · Inventors: Davis, Marvin Benjamin
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Disclosed is a disk drive which includes a drive mechanism for engaging the disk of a disk cartridge. An actuator is provided to move the drive mechanism into engagement with the disk. Several alternative actuators are disclosed employing, cam mechanisms to pivotally move the drive mechanism. Also an, arrangement is provided to restrain the cartridge housing from movement while the actuator is operated. An arrangement is provided to open the cartridge as it is inserted into the drive.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted July 6, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 6, 2010.
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Timeline
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Sources & verification
Official CIPO records
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