Appeal No. 98-0599 Application 08/434,029 surface to the second surface, the transparent substrate also having a recess portion formed in the first surface around the center hole and an annular rib projecting from the second surface around the center hole; a recording layer formed on the first surface of the transparent substrate; a magnetic member inserted into the recess portion of the transparent substrate, the magnetic member closing the center hole of the transparent substrate; and a cartridge body for containing the transparent substrate, the recording layer and the magnetic member, the cartridge body having a first cartridge surface opposite the first surface of the transparent substrate, the cartridge having a second cartridge surface opposite the second surface of the transparent substrate, with the second cartridge surface having a recording/reproducing aperture and having a central aperture with the annular rib projected therein. 36. An optical disc comprising: a single-piece disc-shaped transparent substrate having a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface, and a center hole formed at a center of the disc-shaped transparent substrate, with the center hole extending through the transparent substrate in a direction from the first surface to the second surface, the transparent substrate also having a recess portion formed in the first surface around the center hole and an annular rib projecting from the second surface around the center hole; a recording layer formed on the first surface of the transparent substrate; and 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007