Patent ID: 7455375

Claim:
A data storage system comprising: a system housing having an opening, and reference structures located adjacent the opening; a media storage device for storing a plurality of data media, the media storage device comprising a device housing configured to receive the plurality of data media, the device housing having alignment structures, each of which slidably engages with a respective one of the reference structures such that the media storage device may be inserted into and removed from the system housing by slidably engaging the reference structures and the alignment structures and guiding the media storage device through the opening of the system housing along a longitudinal axis of the device housing, the data media being inserted into and removed from the device housing along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; a spring mechanism having lingers configured to engage the corresponding plurality of data media to secure the plurality of data media in the device housing; a drawer to receive the media storage device, the drawer being moveable between a retracted position and an extended position through the opening of the system housing, and guide rails provided with the system housing and drawer to enable movement of the drawer between the retracted and extended positions, the guide rails being separate from the reference structures.