Patent ID: 6848113

Claim:
An apparatus for engaging the center hub of an optical media disc comprising: a pick having a first end, a second end, and defining a sleeve therebetween, the first end defining a base adapted for attachment to a positioning member and the second end defining a tip; an axial passage defined by the pick and extending the length of the pick, the axial passage further defining an interior cross-sectional area along the base and the sleeve which is greater than the cross-sectional area of the axial passage defined within the tip; the tip defining a plurality of slits, each one of said plurality of slits positioned substantially equidistance from each of an adjacent slit; the tip defining a circular notch within an exterior surface of the tip; wherein when the tip of the pick is inserted into a hub aperture of a media disc, the tip is pushed outwardly by a plunger inserted through the sleeve and engaging the axial passage wall of the tip, thereby pressing the notch against the hub, thereby securing the media disc to the pick.