Patent 7437748 was granted and assigned to LG on October, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A disk cartridge and data recording/reproducing medium are disclosed. The disk cartridge includes: a disk housing including a disk receiving unit for rotatably receiving a disk, and an opening portion formed at a portion corresponding to a hub of the disk and formed where a pickup unit for recording/reproducing data to/from the disk while being rotationally moved on the disk moves; and a shutter for opening and shutting the opening portion.