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Wrap around shock absorber for disc drives

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  • US 6,324,054 B1
  • Filed: 04/11/2000
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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