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Hard disk container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-12-01
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Granted: 1988-05-31
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Expires: 2006-12-01
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Abstract

Abstract A hard disk container has a container body including a box having openings at its upper and lower portions, an upper cover engaging the container body so as to close the upper opening of the container body and a lower cover engaging the container body so as to close the lower opening of the container body, the container body including a pair of approximately U-shaped notches provided on both ends of the container body and having a notch groove provided therein, pairs of lower protrusions provided on both ends of the outer walls of the container body and pairs of upper recesses provided in the inner walls of the container body at both ends so that the lower protrusions can engage the upper recesses, and a plurality of sliding grooves provided in the inner walls of the container body to slidably contain hard disks, the upper cover including pairs of disk supporting pieces provided on the inner face of the upper cover and resiliently engaging shoulders of the hard disks, and the upper and lower cover including means to tightly engage the container body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shoji Kikuchi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:37
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0433; G11B33/0444

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
A hard disk container comprising: a container body having a plurality of spaced parallel U-shaped disk receiving grooves provided in an inner surface thereof and having end openings provided in opposite ends thereof to expose central holes of the hard disks therethrough and having upper and lower openings provided in upper and lower portions thereof, said end walls having elongated grooves opening toward each other along the spaced opposed edges of said end walls defining said end openings, and the lower edges of said end openings having an undercut portion therebeneath; an upper cover removably mounted on the upper portion for closing said upper opening and having depending tongues on opposite ends thereof which, when said upper cover is in position, engage in said elongated grooves and tightly close said end openings; said depending tongues each having a latch means on the lower end thereof engaging the corresponding undercut portion when said tongues are fully inserted in said end openings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
A hard disk container comprising: a container body having a plurality of spaced parallel U-shaped disk receiving grooves provided in an inner surface thereof and having end openings provided in opposite ends thereof to expose central holes of the hard disks therethrough and having upper and lower openings provided in upper and lower portions thereof, said end walls having elongated grooves opening toward each other along the spaced opposed edges of said end walls defining said end openings, and the lower edges of said end openings having an undercut portion therebeneath; an upper cover removably mounted on the upper portion for closing said upper opening and having depending tongues on opposite ends thereof which, when said upper cover is in position, engage in said elongated grooves and tightly close said end openings; said depending tongues each having a latch means on the lower end thereof engaging the corresponding undercut portion when said tongues are fully inserted in said end openings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A hard disk container as claimed in claim 1 in which said container body has at least one further U-shaped disk receiving groove and a humidity absorber in the shape of a disk in said groove.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-05-31 1991-11-30 1992-05-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-05-31 1995-11-30 1996-05-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-05-31 1999-11-30 2000-05-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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