Flashing folder icon -- how to retrieve data with time machine?

Hello all --
I was away from home for three months. When I returned and turned on my trusty 20" iMac running OSX 10.7.5, I got the flashing folder icon. I have tried all the recommended methods of restoring the system and nothing has worked. The processor obviously will no longer recognize the hard drive, which to me means the hard drive has either crashed or the cable connecting the two has failed. I am not as concerned with saving the unit itself, but with saving my data. I have a 128 GB flash drive configured as a Time Machine backup that the processor can "see", but I don't know how to transfer that data to another machine or an external hard drive that could be used in one of my other Macs. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Dave

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