Disc cartridge with bent spring design for closing a closure shu

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1992-10-21

1994-02-22

Levy, Stuart S.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Storage medium structure

Adjuncts or adapters

360133, G11B 2303

Patent

active

052894576

ABSTRACT:
A cartridge case for encasing therein a recording medium disc. The cartridge case includes a shutter which is slidably mounted thereon for opening/closing at least one head insertion hole formed in the cartridge case, a guide portion formed in the front edge of the cartridge case in an insertion direction toward a recording and reproducing apparatus, a slider slidingly engaged with the guide portion for supporting the shutters and a return coil spring for biasing the shutter through the slider to a position where the shutter closes the head insertion hole. The spring includes an elastic wire coiled portion and two arms which extend therefrom. One of the arms includes a first extension portion extending substantially along a circumferential periphery of the disc from the coiled portion and a second extension portion bent from the first extension portion along a front wall in the insertion direction of the recording and reproducing apparatus.

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