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Adaptor sleeve for portable hard drive

  • US 5,886,869 A
  • Filed: 07/02/1997
  • Issued: 03/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sleeve for holding, in operable engagement with a computer, a hard computer disk drive having a top surface, the sleeve comprising:

  • a hollow top cover defining a flat planar top surface and an edge flange bounding at least part of the planar surface and oriented perpendicular thereto;

    a hollow bottom base removably connectable to the top cover, the base defining a flat planar base surface, the base also including plural holder arms perpendicular to the base surface, the holder arms being biased to a hold configuration, wherein the holder arms overlap the top surface of the hard disk drive when the hard disk drive is positioned in the bottom base to hold the hard disk drive in the bottom base, the holder arms being movable to a receive configuration when the hard disk drive is advanced into the bottom base, whereinthe edge of the top cover prevents the holder arms from moving to the receive configuration when the top cover is engaged with the bottom base.

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