Dynamic information storage or retrieval – With stylus cleaning or treatment
Patent
1993-02-17
1996-01-30
Heinz, A. J.
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
With stylus cleaning or treatment
G11B 1518
Patent
active
054885965
ABSTRACT:
A tool for cleaning a laser lens of an optical disc drive unit. The tool includes a rigid, round member which is constructed and arranged for insertion into the receiving area of an optical disc drive unit. The member has a central aperture that allows clearance for the drive spindle of the optical disc drive unit, permitting the drive spindle to rotate freely after the optical disc drive unit has been activated. A cleaning pad is attached to the bottom surface of the member. Risers extending from the member seat on the sliding tray of a disc drive unit, ensuring that the cleaning pad contacts the lens at its upper most path of travel.
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Davis David D.
Heinz A. J.
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