Storage medium protection system
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1. A storage medium protection system for protecting at least one storage medium from the effects of at least one undesirable condition, the system comprising:
- an enclosure formed from a specified material resistant to the undesirable condition, the storage medium positioned within an interior area of the enclosure;
at least one circulation passageway extending through a wall of the enclosure and configured to permit fluid communication of a cooling medium between the interior area of the enclosure and ambient air;
at least one cooling mechanism in operational communication with the interior area of the enclosure and configured to cool the storage medium; and
at least one sealing mechanism configured to seal the circulation passageway in the event of the undesirable condition, wherein the sealing mechanism is at least partially formed from the specified material resistant to the undesirable condition.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a storage medium protection system for protecting one or more storage media from the effects of one or more undesirable conditions. The system includes an enclosure formed from a material resistant to the one or more undesirable conditions, and the storage medium is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. Further, the system provides a sealing mechanism for sealing a circulation passageway of the enclosure in the event of an occurrence of the one or more undesirable conditions.
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1. A storage medium protection system for protecting at least one storage medium from the effects of at least one undesirable condition, the system comprising:
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an enclosure formed from a specified material resistant to the undesirable condition, the storage medium positioned within an interior area of the enclosure;
at least one circulation passageway extending through a wall of the enclosure and configured to permit fluid communication of a cooling medium between the interior area of the enclosure and ambient air;
at least one cooling mechanism in operational communication with the interior area of the enclosure and configured to cool the storage medium; and
at least one sealing mechanism configured to seal the circulation passageway in the event of the undesirable condition, wherein the sealing mechanism is at least partially formed from the specified material resistant to the undesirable condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A protection system for protecting at least one storage medium from the effects of at least one undesirable condition, the system comprising:
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an enclosure formed from a specified material resistant to the undesirable condition, the storage medium positioned within an interior area of the enclosure;
an entry circulation passageway extending through a wall of the enclosure and configured to allow air to be moved therethrough and circulated in the interior area of the enclosure;
an exit circulation passageway extending through a wall of the enclosure and configured to allow the circulated air to exit the interior area of the enclosure. a fan positioned in the interior area of the enclosure and configured to draw ambient air through the entry circulation passageway, circulate the air through the interior area of the enclosure and force the circulated air out of the exit circulation passageway; and
at least one sealing mechanism configured to seal the entry circulation passageway and the exit circulation passageway in the event of the undesirable condition, wherein the sealing mechanism is at least partially formed from the specified material resistant to the undesirable condition.
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21. A method of protecting a storage medium from the effects of at least one undesirable condition, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a storage medium in an interior area of an enclosure formed from a material resistant to the undesirable condition;
circulating a cooling medium through the interior area of the enclosure via at least one circulation passageway extending through a wall of the enclosure;
cooling the storage medium; and
in the event of the undesirable condition, sealing the circulation passageway.
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