Patent ID: 6082554
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A data storage library, comprising:a housing, the housing including sets of apertures; anda plurality of partitions removably mounted within the housing, each partition having a longitudinal axis, a back wall, a first side, and a second side, each side provided with at least one slot sized to receive at least a portion of a data cartridge, wherein the partitions include projections provided along the back wall offset from the longitudinal axis that are sized to be received in the sets of apertures in order to mount the partitions within the housing;wherein pairs of partitions are spaced apart and aligned with either their first sides or their second sides facing to form arrays capable of storing data cartridges, and wherein a selected pair of partitions can be removed from a selected set of apertures, rotated about an axis perpendicular to the partition longitudinal axis, and remounted in the same, selected set of apertures to change the spacing of the selected pair of partitions to accommodate cartridges of a different size.