Patent ID: 7387485

Claim:
A storage library system, comprising: a vertical stationary support member having a first major axis oriented vertically; and a cartridge transport assembly, comprising: a cartridge retrieving mechanism configured to retrieve a removable media cartridge, said cartridge transport assembly being coupled to the vertical stationary support member for movement along the first major axis, wherein the cartridge retrieving mechanism is positionable in five degrees of freedom, wherein: a first degree of freedom comprising linear movement along the vertical stationary support member, a second degree of freedom comprising linear movement along a second axis approximately orthogonal to the first major axis, a third degree of freedom comprising linear movement along a third axis approximately orthogonal to the first major axis and the second axis, a fourth degree of freedom comprising rotational movement about a fourth axis, and a fifth degree of freedom comprising radial extension of the cartridge retrieving mechanism, the fifth degree of freedom orthogonal to the fourth axis.