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Grounding apparatus for rail-mounted devices employed in a computer

US5142447A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1989
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/182
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A grounding structure is provided for a disk drive rail wherein the rail includes two sides, one side of which is mountable on a side of a disk drive or other rail mounted device. The grounding structure includes a substantially flat main body extending laterally along one side of the rail to a first end of the rail. The grounding structure further includes a wrap around portion extending from the main body at the first end of the rail and around the first end of the rail and further extending along a portion of the remaining side of the rail so as to hold the grounding structure to the rail. The wrap around portion is connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.

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