Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-15
2002-06-11
Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S689000, C312S332100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06404641
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is a carrier in portable removable engagement with a base of a compartment of an enclosure and more particularly a quick release latching mechanism for securing the carrier to the base.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,717,570 teaches a computer enclosure which has a drive bay for multiple hard disk drives implemented in the rear panel rather than in the front as is conventional, providing sufficient storage capacity for use as a file server in a mini-tower architecture. The side panels are designed for quick removal by moving a panel against a spring element for release. A security door with a lock controls access to the drive bay in the rear panel is controlled. The security screws for the removable side panels are located behind the security door. A fan bracket is provided allowing a single fan to be located in different positions or for multiple fans to be used. Fans may be easily added or replaced without powering down the computer, and provision is made in the fan bracket for mounting a speaker for the system.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,308 teaches a computer system providing for quick removal and quick and simple installation of a disk drive unit into the system. A latching and positioning arrangement provides releasable support for the disk drive unit and achieves automatic electric connections with the installation of the disk drive unit in the computer system.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,696 teaches a computer system providing for quick removal and quick and simple installation of a disk drive into the system. A latching and positioning arrangement provides releasable support for the disk drive unit and achieves automatic electric connections with the installation of the disk drive unit in the computer system.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,479,198 teaches each electronically operated customer installable/replaceable unit module of a computer system is separately packaged to totally enclose the electronic/mechanical parts of each module within a box-like container or wrapper, the structure designed to maximize air flow through the system. This includes an electronics base module containing the basic logic circuits for the system, a power module containing all of the systems power supply circuits, and a pair of storage modules each containing the electronics and mechanical parts of a diskette device. The modules are loosely inserted into comparably shaped opened compartments of an enclosure base and bezel assembly constructed for tool-less installation and removal of modules. A top cover of the enclosure fits into the bezel contains finger-like protrusions in addition to embossing. When latched to the base and bezel assembly, the top cover correctly positions and holds the modules in place.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,030 teaches an enhanced accessibility router which includes an outer housing with a side wall opening through which a support tray may be inserted into the housing interior and removed therefrom. A variety of printed circuit-boards, including a system input/output board, a CPU card, and various option cards are mounted on the tray for movement therewith. At the back end of the support tray is a specially designed latch and card support member which functions to releasably hold the tray in an outwardly withdrawn position thereof and to receive and support edge portions of the CPU card and option cards. The CPU card is captively retained on the tray by an elongated card retaining member that may be quickly and easily installed on and removed from the tray without tools. A front housing wall has an opening disposed therein and facing a PCMCIA card support structure mounted on the inner end of the support tray. When the tray is fully inserted into the housing interior the PCMCIA card support structure enters the front housing wall opening and is positioned to receive a PCMCIA card inserted rearwardly therethrough. Accordingly, access to the PCMCIA card support structure is provided through the front side of the housing when the tray is fully inserted, and from the rear side of the housing when the tray is pulled outwardly from the housing.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,485,348 teaches a computer floppy drive mounting assembly which is made to be slidably removable from a slide casing assembly which is located proximately to an open slot on the front of the computer without the use of any by allowing the drive mounting assembly to have a slotted portion near the front which fits over the edge of the open slot to hold the floppy drive in the computer and which when lifted over the edge allows easy removal of the floppy drive to provide easy access to the computer fuses inside the computer to allow them to be serviced and or replaced by the computer operator.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,683,156 teaches a computer housing which includes a frame body having a receiving frame for holding with a data read/write device, a front board provided with a first floating fastening element and a second floating fastening element provided on the data read/write device such that the second floating fastening element can be moved to engage with the first floating fastening element of the front board so as to enable the front board to be fastened securely with the frame body. A computer housing has a plurality of floating retainers to facilitate the speedy assembly of the computer, and thereby, the improved computer housing which can be joined with the front board securely without the use of fastening screws.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,927,389 teaches a computer housing which includes a compartment that provides space for mounting a fan assembly or similar component. The fan assembly is mounted on a fan tray support, which is removably mountable within the computer housing by means of the fan tray mounts. Fan tray mounts are oriented facing one another so that side-rails of fan tray are slidably received by the fan tray mounts. The fan tray mounts further includes an elongated guide channel that extends the length of the fan tray mount and is formed in the inside face thereof. The fan tray mounts also include a first, outwardly projecting stop that is positioned inwardly from end wall and a second, outwardly-projecting, resiliently-deflectable stop and latch lever provided adjacent end wall. The first stop and the second stop and latch cooperate with tabs on the fan tray to releasably latch the fan tray in a predetermined position along the guide channel. The fan tray mounts further include a pair of cantilevered spring arms, which bias the fan tray in a direction away from the guide channel to minimize vibration transmission to the computer housing.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,900 teaches a contact which includes at least one latching arm extending rearwardly from a forward end of a socket contact section to define a rearwardly facing latching surface at a free end thereof, for retention of the contact in a housing passageway. A single latching arm may be oriented edgewise with respect to the contact-receiving channel and be deflected laterally during insertion, or a pair of such latching arms coextend rearwardly for free ends thereof to be deflected toward each other during insertion. A single latching arm may be oriented parallel to the bottom wall and extend to a free end having side portions bent up to be oriented edgewise and be deflected into the contact-receiving channel during insertion.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,822,184 teaches a modular data device assembly for a computer which has a housing that is designed to fit into a conventional, industry standard size expansion bay. Individual plug-in data storage devices such as hard disk drives or CD-ROM drives are disposed vertically in a stacked formation within the housing. A motherboard with plug-in connectors to which the drives are connected allows easy replacement of defective data devices, which devices slide in or out. The disk drives and modular data device assemblies may be arrayed in series or in parallel to a controller. By its modular structure and redundant storage functions, the device benefits from what is known as Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk principle.
Fisk Richard
McDonough William
Chang Yean-Hsi
Johnson W. Edward
Rabinovitz Josef
Schuberg Darren
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