Carrier for a computer device
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising a chassis, a bay associated with the chassis, and a device secured inside the bay with a carrier, wherein the device contains holes to secure it to the carrier and wherein the carrier comprises:
- a left side panel;
a right side panel; and
a bottom panel including a first dowel that aligns with a first one of the device holes whenever the device is placed into the carrier;
wherein at least one of the side panels includes a dowel tab that inserts a second dowel into a second one of the device holes whenever the carrier is inserted into the bay.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for quickly and easily securing a computer device, such as a floppy disk drive, to a device carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the carrier contains a plurality of dowels that align with pre-existing screw holes on the device. When the device is placed into the carrier, a first dowel attached to a bottom panel of the carrier is inserted into a first screw hole of the device. The device is thereby partially secured to the carrier. The device is further secured to the carrier when both the device and the carrier together are inserted into a computer bay. As the carrier enters the computer bay, a second dowel flexibly attached to a side panel of the carrier is inserted into a second screw hole of the device. Therefore, whenever the device and carrier are in the computer bay, the device is completely secured to the carrier.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising a chassis, a bay associated with the chassis, and a device secured inside the bay with a carrier, wherein the device contains holes to secure it to the carrier and wherein the carrier comprises:
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a left side panel; a right side panel; and a bottom panel including a first dowel that aligns with a first one of the device holes whenever the device is placed into the carrier; wherein at least one of the side panels includes a dowel tab that inserts a second dowel into a second one of the device holes whenever the carrier is inserted into the bay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for securing a device to a carrier inside a computer bay, the method comprising:
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placing the device into the carrier so that the device receives a first dowel attached to a bottom panel of the carrier; inserting the device and the carrier into the computer bay so that the device receives a second dowel mounted on a movable dowel tab attached to a side panel of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A carrier for securing a device to be inserted into a bay, the carrier comprising:
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first means connected to the carrier for horizontally securing the device when the device is initially placed therein; second means mounted on a movable dowel tab connected to the carrier for horizontally and vertically securing the device only when the device is inserted in the bay. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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