Disk drive bracket
First Claim
1. A bracket for attachment to a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector on the rear for insertion into a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with the first connector when the drive is inserted through the guides into the chassis, said bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attachable to the drive sides and a crosspiece across the drive front, at least one said bracket side being formed with a lengthwise split and having an outward bulge vertically outward of said split, said bulge being resiliently outwardly offset in relation to said split to resiliently engage the chassis guides when said bracket is inserted in the chassis and protect said bracket against vertical vibrations.
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Abstract
A bracket having two parallel sides and an interconnecting crosspiece is attached to a disk drive or similar peripheral with the sides of the bracket extending longitudinally of the sides of the drive and the crosspiece extending across the front of the drive. A chassis of a computer or the like has internal parallel sides formed with horizontal guides to receive the bracket, a substantially open front face and an internal connector engageable with a mating connector on the rear of the drive when the bracket is fully inserted in the chassis. The sides of the bracket have features to protect the drive from horizontal and vertical vibrations. A handle is pivoted to the crosspiece near one end moveable between at least three positions: a first or latched position parallel to the crosspiece, a second position swinging out at about a 15° angle and a third position at about a 45° angle. In second position a first point on the end of the handle engages the front edge of the side and a second point is about to enter a slot in one side of the chassis. As the handle is pivoted toward third position the second point engages a margin of the slot and pulls the two connectors apart. To reinsert the drive, the positions of the handle are reversed. A spring biased latch engages a hook on the handle. A second spring opens the unlatched handle from the first to second positions.
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97 Claims
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1. A bracket for attachment to a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector on the rear for insertion into a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with the first connector when the drive is inserted through the guides into the chassis,
said bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attachable to the drive sides and a crosspiece across the drive front, at least one said bracket side being formed with a lengthwise split and having an outward bulge vertically outward of said split, said bulge being resiliently outwardly offset in relation to said split to resiliently engage the chassis guides when said bracket is inserted in the chassis and protect said bracket against vertical vibrations.
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5. In combination, a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector on said rear, a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with said first connector when said drive is inserted through said guides into said chassis,
said bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attached to said drive sides and a crosspiece across said drive front, at least one said bracket side being formed with a lengthwise split and having an outward bulge vertically outward of said split, said bulge being resiliently outwardly offset in relation to said split to resiliently engage said guides when said bracket is inserted in said chassis and protect said drive against vertical vibrations.
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6. In combination, a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector on said rear, a chassis having sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with said first connector when said drive is inserted through said guides into said chassis,
a bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attached to the drive sides and a crosspiece across said drive front, a spring attached to one said bracket side, said spring extending laterally outward to resiliently engage said chassis to protect said drive against horizontal vibrations.
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9. In combination a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom for insertion into a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with the first connector when the drive is inserted through the guides into the chassis,
a bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attachable to the disk drive sides and a crosspiece across the drive front, a handle, pivot pins pivotally mounting said handle to said crosspiece on a vertical axis spaced inward from a first end of said crosspiece for outward pivotal movement about said vertical axis, first and second points on said handle extending horizontally outward relative to said first end, said first point lying approximately on a vertical plane including said handle, said second point being spaced rearward relative to said first point.
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15. In combination a chassis, said chassis having spaced sides, said sides being formed with guides vertically spaced apart to guide a disk drive horizontally into said chassis, at least one said side having a front edge and a notch spaced inward from said front edge,
a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector for insertion into a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with said first connector when said drive is inserted through said guides into said chassis, a bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attached to said drive sides and a crosspiece across said drive front, a handle, pivot pins pivotally mounting said handle to said crosspiece on a vertical axis spaced inward from a first end of said crosspiece for outward pivotal movement about said vertical axis, first and second points on said handle extending horizontally outward relative to said first end, said first point lying approximately on a vertical plane including said handle, said second point being spaced rearward relative to said first point. said first and second points being separated by a notch, said handle being pivotally moveable between a first position parallel to said crosspiece, a second position at a first angle to said crosspiece and a third position at a second angle to said crosspiece greater than said first angle, said first and second connections being in engagement when said handle is in first position, said first point engaging said front edge when said handle is in second position, said first and second connectors being in engagement when said handle is in second position, said second point being in said slot when said handle is in second position, said second point engaging a margin of said slot to pull said bracket outwardly of said chassis as said handle is moved outwardly from second to third positions and to disengage said first and second connectors.
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20. In combination a chassis, said chassis having spaced sides, said sides being formed with horizontal guides vertically spaced apart to guide a disk drive horizontally into said chassis, at least one said side having a front edge and a slot spaced inward from said front edge,
a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector for insertion into a chassis having chassis sides formed with guides and a second connector engageable with said first connector when said drive is inserted through said guides into said chassis, a bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attached to said drive sides and a crosspiece across said drive front, a handle, pivot pins pivotally mounting said handle to said crosspiece on a vertical axis spaced inward from a first end of said crosspiece for outward pivotal movement about said vertical axis, first and second points on said handle extending horizontally outward relative to said first end, said first point lying approximately on a vertical plane including said handle, said second point being spaced rearward relative to said first point, said first and second points being separated by a notch, said handle being pivotally moveable between a first position parallel to said crosspiece, a second position at a first angle to said crosspiece and a third position at a second angle to said crosspiece greater than said first angle, said first and second connections being in engagement when said handle is in first position, said second point when said rear is inserted in said guide engaging said front edge when said handle is in third position, said second point entering said slot when said handle is pivoted from third to first positions, said second point engaging a margin of said slot to pull said bracket inwardly of said chassis and to engage said first and second connectors.
- 22. An integral plastic spring formed of a resilient material comprising a slide reciprocal in a first direction, a connector remote from said slide, a curved spring portion interconnecting said slide and said connector, said curved spring portion having a first section extending in said first direction away from said slide, a second section curving in a second direction transverse to said first direction away from said first section and a third section curving in said second direction toward said connector, said curved section resiliently deforming when said slide is moved in said first direction away from said connector and said connector is held stationary.
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26. A bracket for mounting a storage device in a chassis, comprising:
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two sides having opposing inner surfaces configured to face the storage device, wherein each of the two sides has a top surface and a bottom surface substantially perpendicular to the opposing inner surfaces, and wherein each of the two sides comprises a lengthwise split and at least one bulge on the top or bottom surface and aligned with the split, wherein the bulge is configured to resiliently engage a guide in the chassis; and
a crosspiece connecting the two sides.
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device;
a chassis having a guide for holding the storage device;
a bracket connected to the storage device, wherein the bracket comprises two sides having opposing inner surfaces facing the storage device, wherein each of the two sides has a top surface and a bottom surface substantially perpendicular to the opposing inner surfaces, and wherein each of the two sides comprises a lengthwise split and at least one bulge on the top or bottom surface and aligned with the split, wherein the bulge is configured to resiliently engage the guide in the chassis.
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49. An assembly, comprising:
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a storage device; and
two sides of a bracket connected to the storage device, the two sides having opposing inner surfaces configured to face the storage device, wherein each of the two sides has a top surface and a bottom surface substantially perpendicular to the opposing inner surfaces, and wherein each of the two sides comprises a lengthwise split and at least one bulge on the top or bottom surface and aligned with the split, wherein the bulge is configured to resiliently engage a guide in a chassis configured to receive the assembly.
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59. A bracket for mounting a storage device in a chassis, comprising:
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two sides;
a crosspiece connecting the two sides; and
a handle pivotally mounted to the crosspiece, wherein an end of the handle is configured to engage the chassis to secure the bracket in the chassis when the handle is pivoted inward toward the crosspiece, and wherein the end of the handle is configured to disengage the bracket from the chassis when the handle is pivoted outward from the crosspiece.
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69. An apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device;
a chassis having a guide for holding the storage device;
a bracket connected to the storage device, the bracket comprising;
two sides;
a crosspiece connecting the two sides; and
a handle pivotally mounted to the crosspiece, wherein an end of the handle is configured to engage the chassis to secure the bracket and storage device in the chassis when the handle is pivoted inward toward the crosspiece, and wherein the end of the handle is configured to disengage the bracket and storage device from the chassis when the handle is pivoted outward from the crosspiece.
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82. An assembly, comprising:
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a storage device;
two sides of a bracket connected to the storage device;
a crosspiece connecting the two sides of the bracket; and
a handle pivotally mounted to the crosspiece, wherein an end of the handle is configured to engage a chassis to secure the bracket and the storage device in the chassis when the handle is pivoted inward toward the crosspiece, and wherein the end of the handle is configured to disengage the bracket and the storage device from the chassis when the handle is pivoted outward from the crosspiece. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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93. In combination, a chassis having spaced sides, said sides being formed with guides spaced apart to guide a disk drive in a direction parallel to said sides into said chassis, at least one said side having a front edge and a slot spaced inward from said front edge;
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a disk drive having a drive front, rear, drive sides, top and bottom and a first connector for insertion into the chassis, wherein the sides of the chassis are formed with guides and wherein the chassis comprises a second connector engageable with said first connector when said drive is inserted through said guides into said chassis;
a bracket comprising a pair of bracket sides attached to said drive sides and a crosspiece across said drive front;
a handle pivotally mounted to said crosspiece inward from a first end of said crosspiece for outward pivotal movement;
first and second points on said handle extending outward relative to said first end, said first point lying approximately on a plane including and parallel to said handle, said second point being spaced rearward relative to said first point;
said first and second points being separated by a notch;
said handle being pivotally moveable between a first position parallel to said crosspiece, a second position at a first angle to said crosspiece and a third position at a second angle to said crosspiece greater than said first angle, said first and second connectors being in engagement when said handle is in said first position;
said first point engaging said front edge when said handle is in said second position, said first and second connectors being in engagement when said handle is in said second position;
said first point engaging said front edge to pull said bracket outwardly of said chassis as said handle is moved outwardly from said second to third positions and to disengage said first and second connectors. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97)
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Specification