Patent ID: 6570735
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A cartridge picker assembly, comprising:a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall positioned in spaced-apart relation and a cartridge access end; a lateral guide member defining a lateral guide surface, said lateral guide member being attached to the first side wall of said frame so that said lateral guide surface is located a spaced distance from the first side wall of said frame and so that said lateral guide surface is positioned substantially parallel to the first side wall of said frame; a thumb assembly being adapted to selectively engage and disengage a cartridge and being slidably mounted to the first and second side walls of said frame so that said thumb assembly is capable of moving toward and away from the cartridge access end of said frame; and a guide member mounted to said thumb assembly, said guide member having a width substantially equal to the spaced distance between said lateral guide surface and the first side wall of said frame, said guide member slidably engaging between said first side wall and said lateral guide surface so that said thumb assembly may move toward and away from the cartridge access end of said frame.