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Hard drive carrier design permitting floating retention of a connector assembly to facilitate blind mating of the connector assembly in a hard drive bay

  • US 5,652,695 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1995
  • Issued: 07/29/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A carrier body for supporting a hard drive, comprising:

  • a pair of side members located at a first end of said carrier body, said side members having side guide channels formed therein;

    said side guide channels having a base portion, and a narrower top portion, and said side members having a shoulder at the top of the side guide channels;

    a connector board positioned in said carrier body, with each side of the connector board positioned in said side guide channels, and the upper corners of said connector board positioned below the shoulders on said side members; and

    wherein said carrier body is molded as a single piece of plastic.

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