Screwless clip mounted computer drive

• US 20040221441A1
• Filed: 01/26/2004
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axxion Group Corporation (Loyalty Founder Enterprise Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Axxion Group Corporation (Loyalty Founder Enterprise Company Limited)
• Inventors: Williams, Dave
• Granted Patent: US 7,212,411 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/453
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/184 Mounting of motherboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/128 of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49876 by snap fit

Abstract

A screwless clip mounted computer drive.

Claims

1. A screwless means for attaching a computer drive comprising securing clips and securing pins.

2. The screwless computer drive attachment means as in claim 1 wherein the securing clips further comprise at least two securing pins small enough and long enough to fit through holes present on the computer chassis, into the standardized screw holes present on the computer drive.

3. The screwless computer drive attachment means as in claim 2 further comprising a means for attaching the securing clips to the computer chassis.

4. A screw less means for attaching a computer drive comprising securing clips, securing pins and clip mounting features.

5. The screwless computer drive attachment means as in claim 4 wherein the securing clips further comprise at least two securing pins small enough and long enough to fit through holes present on the computer chassis, into the standardized screw holes present on the computer drive.

6. The screwless computer drive attachment means as in claim 5 wherein the securing clips further comprise flexible tabs designed to engage the clip mounting features.

7. The screwless computer drive attachments means as in claim 5 further comprising a means for attaching the clip mounting features to the computer chassis.

8. The screwless computer drive attachments means as in claim 5 wherein the clip mounting features are formed from and as a part of the computer chassis.

9. A method of assembling a computer drive comprising the steps of:

1. Sliding a computer drive along rails into a drive mounting bracket;

2. Positioning securing clips comprising securing pins through pin alignment holes present on the computer chassis; and

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3. Engaging flexible tabs present on the securing clips with clip mounting features located on the computer chassis.