Protected configuration switch
US6316740A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H9/286
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A configuration switch assembly for a computer system includes a protected switch for selectively enabling or disabling a function of the computer system, as determined by the state of the switch. The switch is mounted on the interior surface of a chassis panel. In one embodiment, a slide lock is installed in a guide on the exterior surface of the chassis panel. The slide lock alternatively engages, or disengages from, the switch as it travels between two limit positions that are determined by an aperture in the guide and a cam extending from the slide lock. The slide lock is lockable in one of the two positions so that when the slide lock is locked, the state of the protected switch cannot be altered, and the function, as established by the locked state of the switch, is protected.
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