Drive carrier for computer systems
US7639492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/1493
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive carrier for computer systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are drive carriers comprising a first suspension member that defines a first side of the drive carrier, a second suspension member that defines a second side of the drive carrier (the second suspension member configured to be manually flexed resiliently away from the drive carrier during installation of a disk drive), a handle having a hinge point coupled to the suspension members (the hinge point defining an axis of rotation for the handle, and the axis of rotation lies substantially parallel to a plane in which both suspension members reside), a first pin configured to couple to a mounting hole of the disk drive (and the first pin coupled to the first suspension member), and a second pin configured to couple to a mounting hole of the disk drive (and the second pin coupled to the second suspension member, wherein the first and second pins suspend the disk drive within the drive carrier between the suspension members).
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