Appeal No. 2000-2293
Application No. 08/685,162
extended position upon impact of an external force. As depicted
in figure 1B, the disc operating device includes housing 12 that
contains multi-part disc holding tray 15 (specification, page 5).
The tray has a moveable first portion 16 that engages with the
housing and, through break-away mechanism 20, is coupled to
second portion 18 for holding a disc (id.). Thus, any external
contact force that would normally damage the disc holding tray is
isolated from moveable tray portion 16 by the break-away
mechanism.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A disc operating device comprising:
a housing supporting a disc information handling
mechanism; and
a disc holding tray, further comprising:
a first portion substantially internal and movable
within the housing of the disc operating device;
a second portion, for supporting a disc, that
extends and retracts from the housing; and
a break-away mechanism coupling the first portion
to the second portion, the break-away mechanism being
adapted for preventing damage to the disc holding tray
upon impact of an external force to the second portion
when the second portion is extended from the housing.
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