Device handle
First Claim
1. A handle for removing a device having two separate mounting rails from a device bay, said handle comprising:
- a band portion connecting two end portions, wherein said band portion is flexible, and each end portion is configured to engage one of two separate mounting rails.
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Abstract
A handle for removing, carrying and otherwise manipulating a device is disclosed. The handle includes features that allow it to engage the mounting rails on other mounting features associated with the device. The handle is constructed such that when properly installed, pulling the handle causes the mounting rails to move both in the direction of the pulling force and perpendicularly thereto, toward each other. This allows the mounting rails to clear security features of the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests. The invention provides a mechanism to permit the quick and convenient removal of a device that would otherwise require simultaneous manipulation in two different places at the same time the device is pulled away from the larger assembly, device bay, or housing in which the device is mounted or rests. The handle is useful for a variety of applications, including, but not limited to electronics, computers, and devices such as mass storage devices, CD-ROM devices, Digital Audio Tape devices, Digital Linear Tape devices and Digital Video Disc devices. The handle may be constructed so that it is removable, either with or without removal of the mounting assemblies or mounting rails. Further, the handle may be constructed to allow a user access to the front of a device while the handle is installed.
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20 Claims
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1. A handle for removing a device having two separate mounting rails from a device bay, said handle comprising:
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a band portion connecting two end portions, wherein said band portion is flexible, and each end portion is configured to engage one of two separate mounting rails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handle for removing an electronic device from a device bay comprising:
a band portion, wherein said band portion is characteristically flexible and said band portion connects two end portions, each end portion being configured to detachably engage one of two separate mounting rails where each mounting rail is constructed to detachably engage an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A handle for removing a device from a device bay comprising:
two end portions, each affixed to opposite sides of a band portion, said end portions having attachment means for engaging a mounting device and said band portion having means for pulling the end portions nearer to one another upon application of force to the band portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for removing a device from a device bay comprising the steps of:
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attaching a handle to two mounting rails, each mounting rail being affixed to opposite sides of the device;
pulling the handle away from the device, thereby causing each of the mounting rails to move toward one another;
continuing to pull on the handle so as to pull the device out from the device bay.
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