Patent ID: 7672077
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An autoloader for a data cartridge including an underside with a slot, comprising: a housing having a plurality of data cartridge slots; a drive that is movable between the data cartridge slots; and a prevent device located within each of the plurality of data cartridge slots, wherein the prevent device prohibits insertion of a data cartridge into the data cartridge slot if the data cartridge is not properly oriented, the prevent device includes a positive insertion stop slidably receivable within the underside slot, the prevent device interacts with the drive to allow the cartridge to move beyond the positive insertion stop by slidably receiving the positive insertion stop in the underside slot for loading the cartridge into the drive when the drive is positioned at one of the plurality of data cartridge slots, the positive insertion stop includes a pair of tabs, and the underside slot includes a pair of underside slots configured to slidably receive the pair of tabs.