Hard Drive Carrier that Locks in a Shipping Position
First Claim
1. A hard drive carrier comprising:
- a frame to receive a hard drive, the frame including a front and a side; and
a handle connected to the front;
the hard drive carrier being configured to;
engage with a hard drive bay of a system enclosure to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay at a first insertion depth when the handle is in a closed position, the first insertion depth being configured to prevent a hard drive connector of the hard drive from engaging with an enclosure connector on a backplane of the hard drive bay; and
engage with the hard drive bay to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay at a second insertion depth when the handle is in the closed position, the second insertion depth being configured to engage the hard drive connector with the enclosure connector.
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Abstract
A hard drive carrier includes a frame to receive a hard drive. The frame includes a front and a side, and a handle connects to the front. The hard drive carrier engages with a hard drive bay to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay at a first insertion depth when the handle is in a closed position. The first insertion depth is selected to prevent a hard drive connector from engaging with an enclosure connector on a backplane of the hard drive bay. The hard drive carrier further engages with the hard drive bay to hold the hard drive carrier at a second insertion depth when the handle is in the closed position. The second insertion depth is selected to engage the hard drive connector with the enclosure connector.
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20 Claims
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1. A hard drive carrier comprising:
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a frame to receive a hard drive, the frame including a front and a side; and a handle connected to the front; the hard drive carrier being configured to; engage with a hard drive bay of a system enclosure to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay at a first insertion depth when the handle is in a closed position, the first insertion depth being configured to prevent a hard drive connector of the hard drive from engaging with an enclosure connector on a backplane of the hard drive bay; and engage with the hard drive bay to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay at a second insertion depth when the handle is in the closed position, the second insertion depth being configured to engage the hard drive connector with the enclosure connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hard drive bay comprising:
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a backplane; a hard drive enclosure including an enclosure connector on the backplane; and a hard drive carrier including; a frame to receive a hard drive, the frame including a front and a side; and a handle connected to the front; wherein the hard drive carrier; engages with the hard drive enclosure to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive enclosure at a first insertion depth when the handle is in a closed position, the first insertion depth preventing a hard drive connector of the hard drive from engaging with the enclosure connector; and engages with the hard drive enclosure to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive enclosure at a second insertion depth when the handle is in the closed position, the second insertion depth engaging the hard drive connector with the enclosure connector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hard drive enclosure comprising:
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a first retention mechanism and a second retention mechanism; a backplane including an enclosure connector on the backplane; and the hard drive enclosure being configured to receive a hard drive carrier, the hard drive carrier comprising; a frame to receive a hard drive, the frame including a front; and a handle connected to the front, the handle including a handle latch; the first retention mechanism being configured to engage with the handle latch of the hard drive carrier to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive enclosure at a first insertion depth when the handle is in a closed position, the first insertion depth being selected to prevent a hard drive connector of the hard drive from engaging with the enclosure connector; and the second retention mechanism being configured to engage with the handle latch to hold the hard drive carrier in the hard drive enclosure at a second insertion depth when the handle is in the closed position, the second insertion depth being selected to engage the hard drive connector with the enclosure connector.
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