×

Shock detection for a data storage device

  • US 6,633,454 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/1999
  • Issued: 10/14/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A removable data storage cartridge comprising:

  • a data storage medium;

    a housing that substantially encloses at least a portion of the data storage medium, wherein the housing defines an aperture; and

    a shock sense indicator disposed within said housing, wherein the shock sense indicator is disposed in a first position within the housing in substantial alignment with the aperture, wherein physical shock in excess of a threshold causes the shock sense indicator to physically displace from its first position such that the shock sense indicator is not in substantial alignment with the aperture.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×