Supports – Brackets – Adjustable
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-09-04
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Brackets
Adjustable
C248S291100, C248S298100, C248S917000, C361S689000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06283429
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to mounting assemblies and more particularly to mounting assemblies used to mount a service processor in the form of a laptop computer to an electrical cabinet for storing electrical components serviceable by the computer.
As is known in the art, many electrical storage cabinets have laptop computers mounted to them, such as, for example, to door of the cabinet. The computer is electrically connected to components within the cabinet to enable such components to be serviced, e.g., tested or programmed, by the computer. As is also known, it is frequently desirable to have the computer attached to a mounting assembly adapted to hold the computer in a horizontal orientation for use by an operator and be manually repositioned to a vertical orientation for storage in the cabinet when the cabinet door is closed. Further, it is desirable that the assembly is easy to manually remove and reattach from the door and also is easy to reposition the computer between the horizontal and vertical orientations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a mounting assembly is provided. The assembly is configured to hold the bottom surface of the computer in a horizontal orientation for use of the computer by an operator and to enable the computer to pivot to a vertical orientation to store the computer in a cabinet. The assembly includes: a cabinet-mounting member having a rear section configured for fastening to the cabinet; and, a manually detachable computer-supporting member. When attached to the cabinet-mounting member, the computer-supporting member is adapted to pivot relative to the mounting member. The cabinet-mounting member has a pair of laterally spaced side arms. The side arms have proximal ends terminating at the rear section and distal ends projecting outwardly from the cabinet-mounting member. The laterally spaced side arms have an inner region disposed there between. A pair of spring-loaded pin assemblies is mounted to the pair of side arms. The pin assemblies are configured to urge a distal end of a pin thereof to project into the inner region and enable the pin to be manually retracted away from the inner region. At least one of such side arms has at the distal end thereof a hook-shaped latch disposed forward of one of the spring-loaded pin assemblies. The computer-supporting member has a rear portion configured for insertion into the inner region when the pins are in the retracted position. The computer-supporting member also includes a mounting plate configured to have mounted thereto the bottom of the computer. The computer-supporting member has sidewalls with slots therein adapted to receive the pins when the pins are spring-loaded and project through the slots into the inner region. When the pins are in the slots, the computer-supporting member is thus pivotally attached to the cabinet-supporting member. One of the sidewalls has a post extending outwardly therefrom. The post is configured so that it can be lowered onto a trough-like bottom wall of the hook-shaped latch. Once lowered onto the bottom wall, the computer is held by the latch and post in the horizontal orientation. The pins and slots are configured to enable the mounting plate to be manually raised to release the post from the bottom wall of the hook-shaped latch. When released, the mounting plate is urged in a forward direction as the pins slide forward in the slot. When the post is released from the latch, the forward positioned computer-mounting plate is then pivoted about the pins, the post is rotated above and forward of the latch, and the computer-supporting member is lowered to position the computer in the vertical orientation. The process is reversed to re-position the post in the hook-shaped latch and thereby place the computer in the horizontal orientation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6061966 (2000-05-01), Nelson et al.
patent: 6098952 (2000-08-01), Tonn
patent: 6169249 (2001-01-01), Teachout et al.
Finnegan Stephen
Lariviere Phillip
Markovich Nikolai J.
Daly, Crowley & Mofford LLP
EMC Corporation
Ramirez Ramon O.
Szumny Jon
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