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Patent Application
App. No. 11/190,861

Magnetic disk cartidge

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App. No.
11/190,861
Abstract

A magnetic disk cartridge including a flexible magnetic disk, a hub, disk-holding protrusions, and an anti slip-out member. The hub has a disk-holding surface on which the central portion of the magnetic disk is held. The disk-holding protrusions are formed on the disk-holding surface of the hub, and are inserted through holes formed in the magnetic disk. The anti slip-out member is used to prevent the magnetic disk from slipping out from the disk-holding protrusions.

Claims (14)

1 - 13 . (canceled)

14 . A magnetic disk cartridge comprising:

a flexible magnetic disk with a center hole;

a hub equipped with a center hole, and a disk-holding surface on which the central portion of said magnetic disk is held;

friction means which is provided on the disk-holding surface of said hub and through which said magnetic disk is held on said hub; and

a disk anti slip-out member comprising

a cylindrical portion which is fitted in the center hole of said hub through the center hole of said magnetic disk, and

a flange portion formed in one end of said cylindrical portion.

15 . The magnetic disk cartridge as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said friction means comprises a friction sheet mounted on the disk-holding surface of said hub.

16 . The magnetic disk cartridge as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said hub is formed from an iron material that can be attracted to a spindle of a disk drive unit by a magnet mounted on said spindle when said magnetic disk cartridge is inserted in said disk drive unit, and

said disk anti slip-out member is formed from an iron material that can be attracted to said hub as said hub is attracted to said drive spindle.

17 . The magnetic disk cartridge as set forth in claim 14 , wherein there is a predetermined clearance between said magnetic disk and the surface, facing said magnetic disk, of the flange portion of said disk anti slip-out member.

18 . The magnetic disk cartridge as set forth in claim 17 , wherein a wall of the center hole of said hub is provided with a step portion that prescribes an insertion depth of the cylindrical portion of said disk anti slip-out member relative to the center hole of said hub.

19 - 20 . (canceled)