Patent ID: 6775142
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
A system comprising:an enclosure shaped with a plurality of opposed pairs of first and second guides, the first guides all substantially coplanar within a first plane, the second guides all substantially coplanar within a second plane, each pair of guides defining a respective plane, the respective planes of the pairs of guides all parallel to each other, each pair of guides separated by a respective spacing, each pair of guides shaped to receive a respective planar carrier by insertion in a first direction along the pair of guides; a key plate parallel to the first plane and intersecting the first guides, said key plate having a plurality of feature areas, each feature area corresponding to a respective plane of one of the pairs of guides, each feature area presenting a predetermined pattern of barriers to movement in the first direction, the barriers disposed at at least two locations along the first direction; the enclosure further comprising a plurality of electrical connectors corresponding to respective pairs of first and second guides, each connector disposed between ends of its respective first and second guides and positioned perpendicular thereto.