Patent ID: 6044969
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A fixator for a disc-shaped object of predetermined diameter and thickness, comprising a substantially flat and unbroken lower end plate, a substantially flat upper end plate and an intermediate portion having slots constructed and arranged to hold the disc-shaped object therein,said intermediate portion comprising at least two layers, including a lower intermediate layer adjacent the lower end plate a formed of unconnected right and left arms having a larger, generally U-shaped slot therebetween having a width less than the diameter of the disc-shaped object such that a peripheral portion of the disc-shaped object held in the fixator will rest upon the arms of the lower intermediate layer, the larger slot being joined to a smaller slot, and an upper intermediate layer formed of unconnected right and left arms having a larger, generally U-shaped retaining slot therebetween having a width which is substantially the width of the disc-shaped object, such that an edge portion of the disc-shaped object is retained between the arms of the upper intermediate layer, the larger retaining slot being joined to a smaller slot.