Patent ID: 6437939
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A hard disk microdrive, comprising in combination:a base that is adapted to be removably installed in a receptacle in a host system, the base having a disk mounted and selectively rotatable relative thereto, an actuator with an arm including a head for reading data from and writing data to the disk, the actuator being pivotally mounted to the base for positioning the arm and the head at selected radial positions relative to the disk; a drive connector on one end of the base that is adapted to be interconnected to a system connector in the receptacle of the host system; a flexible mechanism mounted to the base opposite the drive connector, the mechanism having a stowed position wherein the mechanism is substantially flush with the base, and an extended position wherein the mechanism is adapted to be grasped and manually extended by a user for extracting the base from the receptacle in the host system; wherein the mechanism comprises an elastic band having two opposite ends mounted to the base and a protrusion extending therefrom between the two opposite ends.