Patent ID: 8582286
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dock for coupling a removable data storage cartridge to a computing device, the dock comprising: a chassis having a width and a height that substantially match the nominal frontal dimensions of a low profile large form factor disk drive, wherein the nominal frontal dimensions of a low profile large form factor disk drive are 4 inches in width by 1.028 inches or less in height; a front bezel coupled to the chassis, the front bezel being exposed when the dock resides in a bay of the computing device, the front bezel defining an opening sized and shaped to receive the removable data storage cartridge; a circuit board mounted to the chassis, the circuit board including an electrical interface to the computing device, and the circuit board also including a connector to engage a mating connector of the removable data storage cartridge when the removable data storage cartridge is fully inserted into the dock; and a door having a height and a width greater than the height, the door sized and shaped to substantially cover the opening when no removable cartridge is inserted into the dock, and the door being rotatable about an axis to admit the removable data cartridge when the removable data cartridge is inserted into the opening.