Patent ID: 6496362
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a removable data storage cartridge which includes:an outer housing having a chamber therein; an inner housing which is smaller than and disposed within said chamber, said inner housing having first and second surface portions on opposite sides of the exterior thereof, and having on the exterior thereof a side surface portion which extends between peripheral edges of said first and second surface portions; a plurality of resilient elements disposed within said chamber between said inner and outer housings so as to resiliently support said inner housing with respect to said outer housing, said resilient elements being disposed at spaced locations along a periphery of said inner housing, and each including first and second outer portions coupled to opposite sides of a center portion, said center portion engaging said side surface portion of said inner housing and said first and second outer portions respectively engaging said first and second surface portions of said inner housing, said center portion being made from a material having a first compression characteristic, said first outer portion being made from a material having a second compression characteristic different from said first compression characteristic, and said second outer portion being made from a material having a third compression characteristic different from said first compression characteristic; a data storage portion disposed within said inner housing; and a section which transports signals that include data between said data storage section and a location external to said outer housing.