Snap-in mounting bracket for a computer memory device
US5398157A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mounting bracket is disclosed, a pair of which are affixed at opposite sides of a conventional computer memory device (e.g. a hard disk drive system). The mounting brackets detachably connect the memory device to a removable computer circuit card by way of slots formed through the card. The brackets have legs which are received through the slots to engage the circuit card and thereby prevent the detachment of the memory device. Blocking arms of the mounting brackets are received through respective slots to prevent the disengagement of the legs of the brackets from the circuit card. A blocking arm and a leg are engaged in a single slot. The blocking arms may be rotated out of the slots to then permit the disengagement of the bracket legs from the circuit card so that the memory device may be disconnected from the card.
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