Wrap around shock absorber for disc drives
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1. A shock absorber apparatus for encapsulating a disc drive, wherein the disc drive has at least one critical region and at least one non-critical region, the shock absorbing apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure sized to receive a disc drive therein, the enclosure being made of a shock absorbing material having a first portion having a first thickness adapted to contact and cover a critical region of the disc drive, and a second portion having a second thickness adapted to contact and cover a non-critical region of the disc drive, wherein the first portion has a greater thickness than the thickness of the second portion.
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Abstract
The shock absorber apparatus for a disc drive is a molded polymeric enclosure adapted to receive and retain a disc drive. One preferred embodiment of the present invention has a shock absorbing material of a first thickness adjacent a critical region of the drive and a second thickness of shock absorbing material adjacent a non-critical region of the disc drive. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness in order to absorb a greater shock load to protect the critical region of the disc drive.
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1. A shock absorber apparatus for encapsulating a disc drive, wherein the disc drive has at least one critical region and at least one non-critical region, the shock absorbing apparatus comprising:
an enclosure sized to receive a disc drive therein, the enclosure being made of a shock absorbing material having a first portion having a first thickness adapted to contact and cover a critical region of the disc drive, and a second portion having a second thickness adapted to contact and cover a non-critical region of the disc drive, wherein the first portion has a greater thickness than the thickness of the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A disc drive system comprising:
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a disc drive;
a shock absorber enclosure enclosing the disc drive having first portions of a shock absorbing material having a first thickness adapted to contact and cover each critical region of the disc drive, and second portions of the shock absorbing material having a second thickness adapted to contact and cover each non-critical region of the disc drive, wherein the first portions have a greater thickness than the second portions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A shock absorber apparatus for encapsulating a disc drive, wherein the disc drive has at least one critical region and at least one non-critical region, the shock absorbing apparatus comprising:
a one piece molded polymeric generally box shaped enclosure sized to elastically receive and retain a disc drive therein, the enclosure being made of a shock absorbing material having a first portion having a first thickness adapted to contact and cover a critical region of the disc drive, and a second portion having a second thickness adapted to contact and cover a non-critical region of the disc drive, wherein the first portion has a greater thickness than the thickness of the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A disk drive system comprising:
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a disk drive; and
a shock absorbing means comprising a one piece molded polymeric structure having a box shaped molded body with a central cavity sized to elastically receive and hold the disc drive, enclosing a substantial portion of the disc drive.
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15. A shock absorbing covering for encapsulating a disc drive, wherein the disc drive has a plurality of critical regions and a plurality of non-critical regions, the shock absorbing covering comprising:
an enclosure sized to receive a disc drive therein, the enclosure being made entirely of a flexible shock absorbing material, the enclosure including a plurality of first portions having a first thickness, each of the first portions covering and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of critical regions, and a plurality of second portions each having a second thickness, each of the second portions covering and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of non-critical regions, wherein the first portion has a greater thickness than the thickness of the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A disc drive system comprising:
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a disc drive having a plurality of critical regions and a plurality of non-critical regions;
an enclosure sized to receive a disc drive therein, the enclosure being made entirely of a flexible shock absorbing material, the enclosure including a plurality of first portions having a first thickness, each of the first portions covering and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of critical regions, and a plurality of second portions each having a second thickness, each of the second portions covering and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of non-critical regions, wherein the first portion has a greater thickness than the thickness of the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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