Appeal No. 2001-2268
Application 08/922,581
entered by the examiner. In the examiner’s answer, the examiner
indicated the allowability of claims 12-15 and 36. Accordingly,
this appeal is directed to the rejection of claims 1, 3-6, 9-11,
16-29, 37 and 43.
The disclosed invention pertains to a data storage and
retrieval system that is operative to retrieve data stored on a
recording medium, such as a magnetic tape recording medium, and
is particularly directed to a media carousel changer that is
adapted to receive a plurality of cassettes containing a
recording medium and operative to mount said cassettes into a
docking station on a recorder/reader and to demount the cassettes
therefrom.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A media carousel changer adapted to receive a plurality
of cassettes containing a recording medium and operative to mount
said cassettes into a docking station on a recorder/reader and to
demount the cassettes therefrom, comprising:
(a) a support frame;
(b) a turntable disposed on said support frame and
journaled for rotation about a turntable axis;
(c) a plurality of cassette holders disposed about a
periphery of said turntable, each said cassette holder for
receiving a respective one of the plurality of cassettes
containing the recording medium and being pivotally mounted to
said turntable such that each said cassette holder is selectively
pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position;
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