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Universal receptacles for interchangeably receiving different removable computer drive carriers

  • US 6,882,525 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2003
  • Issued: 04/19/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A universal receiving frame to be located within an enclosure that is interfaced with a computer, said receiving frame receiving a removable carrier within which is connected a computer drive to store computer information, and said receiving frame adapted to interchangeably receive different removable carriers having different computer drives that are respectively connected for series and parallel operation with other computer drives in said enclosure, said universal receiving frame communicating with a serial-to-parallel bridge circuit adapted to convert the output of a parallel connected computer drive to a serial output, and said serial-to-parallel bridge circuit communicating with an interface for enabling the outputs of both serial and parallel connected computer drives to be supplied to the computer.

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