Patent ID: 7379265

Claim:
A base support member for a storage device, the base support member having a short side and a long side, the base support member comprising: a first structural portion defining a disc support cavity configured to house and support a spinning disc; a second structural portion defining a filter support cavity configured to house and support a filter, and an airborne filtering channel having an inlet opening positioned in a first location proximate the disc support cavity and an outlet opening positioned in a second location proximate the disc support cavity, wherein the airborne filtering channel is configured to receive a flow of air from the spinning disc at the inlet opening, direct the flow of air across the filter and to discharge the flow of air at the outlet opening in a direction generally away from the spinning disc; and wherein if a line was drawn parallel to the short side of the base support member and through the center of a disc spinning in the disc support cavity, then the filter would be positioned on one side of the line and the outlet opening would be positioned on the other side of the line.