US3288024A
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Record sheet selection and transport means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-16
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-07-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald H Cronquist
- 👤 Austin H Higginson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/24; H01J9/26; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K17/00; G06K17/0003; G06K17/0012; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/12; G11B15/14; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0033; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S221/00; Y10S221/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A RANDOM ACCESS DATA STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF DRAWERS, EACH DRAWER CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF CELLS, EACH CELL CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF FILM STRIP, A FIXED READ/WRITE STATION SPACED APART FROM THE DRAWERS, A TRANSPORT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN THE READ/WRITE STATION AND THE DRAWERS, A FIRST SELECTIVE POSITIONING MEANS DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO THE SUPPORT MEANS FOR LOCATING THE TRANSPORT MEANS IN SPACED RELATION WITH A SELECTED DRAWER, A SECOND SELECTIVE POSITIONING MEANS HAVING MEANS DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO THE DRAWERS FOR LOCATING A SELECTED CELL THEREIN IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE TRANSPORT MEANS, SAID TRANSPORT MEANS INCLUDING A SELECTIVE PICKUP MEANS FOR REMOVING A SELECTED ONE OF THE FILM STRIPS FROM THE SELECTED CELL OF THE SELECTED DRAWER, SAID TRANSPORT MEANS HAVING MEANS OPERABLE TO CARRY THE SELECTED FILM STRIP TO THE READ/WRITE STATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A RANDOM ACCESS DATA STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF DRAWERS, EACH DRAWER CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF CELLS, EACH CELL CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF FILM STRIP, A FIXED READ/WRITE STATION SPACED APART FROM THE DRAWERS, A TRANSPORT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN THE READ/WRITE STATION AND THE DRAWERS, A FIRST SELECTIVE POSITIONING MEANS DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO THE SUPPORT MEANS FOR LOCATING THE TRANSPORT MEANS IN SPACED RELATION WITH A SELECTED DRAWER, A SECOND SELECTIVE POSITIONING MEANS HAVING MEANS DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO THE DRAWERS FOR LOCATING A SELECTED CELL THEREIN IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE TRANSPORT MEANS, SAID TRANSPORT MEANS INCLUDING A SELECTIVE PICKUP MEANS FOR REMOVING A SELECTED ONE OF THE FILM STRIPS FROM THE SELECTED CELL OF THE SELECTED DRAWER, SAID TRANSPORT MEANS HAVING MEANS OPERABLE TO CARRY THE SELECTED FILM STRIP TO THE READ/WRITE STATION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2982176A
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