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Modular Server handle

US7576979B1 · kind B1 · utility

9Cited by

3References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Timothy C. Dearborn · Wellesley, US
George L. Hoh · Wilmington, US
Brandon J. Brocklesby · Pflugerville, US
Scott C. Lauffer · Austin, US
Richard Andrew Crisp · Austin, US
Paul Kramer · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 2008
Grant date	Aug 18, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/1489
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved modular server handle mechanism. The handle mechanism provides a translating handle mechanism that does not visibly function like a cam lever, and provides a carry handle solution when transporting the blade. In operation, to remove a blade server, a user pushes a button that releases the handle from a locked position. The handle is then pulled, and the cam levers undock the blade module from the chassis. When the cam motion is complete, the handle “locks out” in an open position to provide a carry handle.

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