Solid state storage media cartridge

摘要

According to embodiments of the invention, a tape cartridge adapted to house solid state storage may be provided. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing. The cartridge may also include a reel located within the cartridge housing, wherein the reel includes one or more radial grooves adapted to hold one or more solid state storage elements. According to other embodiments, the cartridge may also include one or more solid state storage elements held within the reel, wherein each solid state storage element includes a first electrical connector.

主权项

1. An assembly comprising:
a cartridge housing having an opening for the receipt of a media reader; a reel located within the cartridge housing, the reel including a core located central to the reel, the reel further including one or more linear grooves adapted to hold one or more solid state storage elements, the linear grooves extending outward along the reel and away from the core; one or more solid state storage elements held within the reel between the linear grooves, wherein each solid state storage element includes a first electrical connector, wherein the electrical connector is shaped to physically contact a media reader that is inserted through the opening of the cartridge housing, and the reel being rotatable about a rotational axis of the core in relation to the cartridge housing such that each of the linear grooves is alignable with the opening of the cartridge housing.