Patent ID: 7345845

Claim:
A shock resistant information storage and retrieval device comprising: a hard disk drive having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a left surface, and a right surface; a frame enclosing said hard disk drive having a top inner surface opposing said top surface, a bottom inner surface opposing said bottom surface, a left inner surface opposing said left surface, a right inner surface opposing said right surface, a front inner surface opposing said front surface, and a rear inner surface opposing said rear surface; a first isolation device disposed between said top inner surface and said top surface, wherein said first isolation device comprises a first liquid having a first viscosity, contained within a first flexible membrane; a second isolation device disposed between said bottom inner surface and said bottom surface, wherein said second isolation device comprises a second liquid having said first viscosity, contained within a second flexible membrane; a third isolation device disposed between said left inner surface and said left surface, wherein said third isolation device comprises a third liquid having a second viscosity, contained within a third flexible membrane; a fourth isolation device disposed between said right inner surface and right top surface, wherein said fourth isolation device comprises a fourth liquid having said second viscosity, contained within a fourth flexible membrane; a fifth isolation device disposed between said front inner surface and said front surface, wherein said fifth isolation device comprises a fifth liquid having said second viscosity, contained within a fifth flexible membrane; and, a sixth isolation device disposed between said rear inner surface and said rear surface, wherein said sixth isolation device comprises a sixth liquid having said second viscosity, contained within a sixth flexible membrane, said second viscosity being greater than said first viscosity, said first viscosity and said second viscosity being between about 0.5 and 10,000 centipoise.