Patent ID: 6510131
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A data storage disk cartridge comprising:a housing assembly having an opening for accessing a disk; a molded shutter assembly operably connected to the housing assembly, moveable between a closed position across the opening and an open position allowing access to the disk by a disk drive, the molded shutter assembly including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an endwall extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein a first joint is defined by a junction of the first sidewall and the endwall, and a stress relief mechanism positioned at the first joint, wherein the stress relief mechanism includes a depression formed into an interior surface of the shutter assembly such that a thickness of the molded shutter assembly at the stress relief mechanism is reduced relative at least to one of the first sidewall and endwall whereby the first sidewall is controllably maintained in a desired position relative to the second sidewall after removal from a mold assembly.