Compact and portable optical disc drive
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1. An optical disc drive comprising:
- a substrate having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc;
a clamping mechanism supported by the substrate for receiving the optical disc;
one or more guides connected to the substrate;
an optical assembly supported by the guides and being moveable along the guides in a radial direction of the optical disc; and
an external connector that provides electrical connections between the substrate and an electrical device and is capable of plugging into an outlet of the electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a compact, portable, external optical disc drives. In one embodiment of the present invention, an optical disc drive is comprised of one or more substrates having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc and that covers and protects one or more data recording surfaces of the optical disc. The optical disc drive may also include an external connector that is capable of plugging into an outlet of an electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device.
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30 Claims
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1. An optical disc drive comprising:
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a substrate having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc; a clamping mechanism supported by the substrate for receiving the optical disc; one or more guides connected to the substrate; an optical assembly supported by the guides and being moveable along the guides in a radial direction of the optical disc; and an external connector that provides electrical connections between the substrate and an electrical device and is capable of plugging into an outlet of the electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An expandable optical disc drive comprising:
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a first substrate and a second substrate, each having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc; a clamping mechanism supported by the first substrate for receiving the optical disc; one or more guides connected to the first substrate; one or more guides connected to the second substrate, each being moveable along the guides of the first substrate so that the second substrate can slide over the first substrate; an optical assembly being moveable along the guides of the second substrate in a radial direction of the optical disc; and an external connector that is capable of plugging into an outlet of an electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An optical disc drive comprising:
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a substrate having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc; a clamping mechanism supported by the substrate for receiving the optical disc; and an external connector that is capable of plugging into an outlet of an electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An optical disc drive comprising:
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one or more substrates having a width smaller than the diameter of an optical disc and that covers and protects one or more data recording surfaces of the optical disc; and an external connector that is capable of plugging into an outlet of an electrical device so that the optical disc drive extends beyond an external sidewall of the electrical device and is electronically interconnected to the electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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