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A canister for holding a stack of floppy disks, during manufacture of diskettes, or during storage and shipment of the disks. The canister is impervious to ultraviolet radiation, and comprises a base and a deep cup-shaped cover which latches to the base during storage and/or shipment, and which is r

A canister for holding a stack of floppy disks, during manufacture of diskettes, or during storage and shipment of the disks. The canister is impervious to ultraviolet radiation, and comprises a base and a deep cup-shaped cover which latches to the base during storage and/or shipment, and which is removed after the canister\s base is coupled to the proper input station of a diskette manufacturing machine. The canister is adapted to hold disks of a number of different types, but all of the same size. For example, disks which have been burnished, but not tested, and disks which have been both burnished and tested are different type disks. The canister base is different colored, in accordance with the type disk which is to be held by the base. Also, the base carries a unique bar code and a unique mechanical interlock wall which identify the type disk to be held by the base. This bar code and mechanical interlock prevent coupling of an improper type disk\s canister base to a given manufacturing machine input station.

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A canister for holding a stack of floppy magnetic recording disks, comprising: a stack of floppy magnetic recording disks; a base member having a flat surface which is larger than said disks supporting said disk stack by way of a centrally located, upwardly extending post which forms a right angle t

A canister for holding a stack of floppy magnetic recording disks, comprising: a stack of floppy magnetic recording disks; a base member having a flat surface which is larger than said disks supporting said disk stack by way of a centrally located, upwardly extending post which forms a right angle to said flat surface, the cross section of said post substantially conforming to the collet opening which is formed in the center of the disks, said post being of a length to extend beyond the top disk in the stack, and said base member\s flat surface having a boundary portion including cover latch means; a relatively deep cover having a rim including latch means adapted to cooperate with the latch means of said base member\s boundary portion; and compressible means located between the top disk of the stack and the internal top surface of said cover, and operable to be compressed as said cover is latched to said base member, to thereby provide a force which loads said disk stack so as to prevent relative movement between adjacent disks in said stack.