Claims
- 1. A fixture interchangeable with a conventional magnetic storage media enclosure employed in a magnetic storage apparatus, said fixture being operative for aligning and supporting a magnetic head for precise and permanent mounting of the magnetic head within the magnetic storage apparatus, the magnetic head being of the type comprising a plurality of sandwiched members, a planar interface being defined between selected ones of said plurality of sandwiched members, the fixture comprising:
- alignment means for directly contacting said planar interface and adapted to precisely orient said magnetic head with respect to said fixture in a predetermined alignment attitude; and
- arm means for selectably holding said magnetic head in said fixture in said predetermined alignment attitude and releasing said magnetic head from said fixture following permanent mounting of said magnetic head in said magnetic storage apparatus.
- 2. A fixture in accordance with claim 1, wherein said alignment means comprises opposing tab members.
- 3. A fixture in accordance with claim 1, wherein said alignment mean comprises a plurality of peg members.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 864,164 filed May 16, 1986 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,750,069.
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Divisions (1)
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