Patent ID: 6392986
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical disk cartridge comprising:a casing having an accommodating section formed by a pair of top and bottom walls; and a holder for inserting and removing a disk into and from said accommodating section, said disk having front and rear surfaces, and left and right peripheries; wherein said holder has a base part and a pair of elastic arms provided at both ends of the base part to hold the left and right peripheries of said disk, wherein each of said pair of elastic arms is provided with a pair of holding parts, one of said pair of holding parts being a front holding part for holding the front surface of said disk, and the other of said pair of holding parts being a rear holding part for holding the rear surface of said disk, said front and rear holding parts being displaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of said elastic arm, and wherein regulating parts for preventing deformation of said pair of elastic arms toward said disk are provided in the accommodating section of said casing, and the deformation of said elastic arms toward said disk is prevented by said regulating parts when said holder is inserted into the accommodating section of said casing.