Patent ID: 6166884
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk of the type comprising a flexible storage media and for use in a disk drive, said disk comprising:a flat substantially circular body having a geometric center, a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner peripheral edge, and an outer peripheral edge;an inner buffer zone disposed proximate said inner peripheral edge of said body on said top surface and said bottom surface;a data storage medium disposed on said top surface and said bottom surface of said body between said buffer zone and said outer peripheral edge;a disk hub coupled to a portion of said inner buffer zone of said body proximate said inner peripheral edge;a non-circular attachment ring disposed proximate said body and said hub, wherein said attachment ring has a non-circular shape at an outer periphery of said attachment ring; anda plurality of openings disposed in said buffer zone of said disk.