Patent ID: 6266316
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A cartridge picker for selectively engaging and disengaging a cartridge, comprising:a thumb assembly mounted to said cartridge picker so that said thumb assembly is moveable along a first displacement path between an extended position and a retracted position;a finger having a cartridge engagement end and a mounting end, the mounting end being mounted to said thumb assembly, said finger being moveable between a retracted position and a splayed position, so that moving said cartridge engagement end of said finger against a cartridge causes said finger to move into the splayed position; anda cartridge picker positioning system operatively associated with said cartridge picker, said cartridge picker positioning system moving said cartridge picker between a first position and a second position along a second displacement path that is substantially perpendicular to the first displacement path so that said finger disengages the cartridge when said thumb assembly is in the extended position and when the cartridge picker is moved to the second position.