Patent ID: 7391593

Claim:
A data storage cartridge, comprising: a storage medium; a housing having at least one media access aperture, the storage medium being provided within the housing such that at least one media access aperture exposes a surface of the storage medium; and a shutter assembly movable from a closed position to an open position, said shutter assembly comprising: a cover configured to cover at least one media access aperture when the shutter assembly is in the closed position and to expose at least one media access aperture when the shutter assembly is in the open position; and a shutter cam coupled to the cover, said shutter cam including a lock assembly and a cam portion, wherein the lock assembly and the cam portion move with the shutter assembly, and wherein the lock assembly is unlocked in response to a force acting thereon in a direction that is parallel to a direction the shutter assembly moves from the closed position to the open position.