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Portable disk drive carrier and chassis

  • US 5,588,728 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1995
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disk drive carrier adapted to be housed in a disk drive chassis comprising:

  • an integrated carrying handle and locking mechanism suitable for handling said disk drive carrier and for providing a one-hand activated locking mechanism for locking and unlocking said disk drive carrier in the disk drive chassis;

    wherein said carrying handle includes;

    first and second swing arms each having a first end, said swing arms for pivotally mounting said carrying handle to said drive bay;

    a single cross member having opposing ends, said single cross member being coupled to said first ends of said first and second swing arms proximal to said opposing ends of said single cross member;

    wherein said first and second swing arms have second ends, said second ends each having locking post engagement grooves;

    first and second axially aligned cylindrical attachment posts protruding from said first and second swing arms, respectively; and

    a drive bay for receiving and holding a hard disk drive, said drive bay including first and second opposing side walls, each side wall having a front end and defining an aperture, said aperture aligned proximal to said front end for receiving attachment posts associated with the carrying handle;

    wherein said apertures each define a flexible locking member which allows for the pivotal locking of said attachment posts.

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