Patent ID: 7359145

Claim:
A cartridge drive for use with a data storage cartridge including a housing defining at least one external handling feature and a non-tape storage medium maintained within the housing, the cartridge drive comprising: a socket for receiving the data storage cartridge; and a retainer assembly configured to selectively retain the data storage cartridge within the socket via interaction with the at least one external handling feature; wherein the cartridge drive is configured to perform at least one of reading data from and writing data to the non-tape storage medium when the data storage cartridge is retained within the socket; and further wherein the retainer assembly includes a spring biased retaining body rotatably mounted within the socket, the retaining body including a cartridge interface arm configured to interact with one of the at least one external handling feature of the housing to align and position the data storage cartridge within the cartridge drive, and wherein rotation of the retaining body is configured to pull the data storage cartridge into the socket.