Standalone open frame

• US 8,272,520 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Manzi, Steven F., Wortman, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jayne, Darnell
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARNETT, DEVIN K
• Application Number:
  US13/230,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20120000054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 211/194, 211/96, 211/41.17, 211/49.1, 211/41.12, 211/189, 211/182, 211/85.17, 211/188, 211/175, 248/222.41, 248/224.8, 248/346.01, 248/346.06, 248/670, 361725-727, 361/729, 361/730, 361/796, 206/722, 206/726, 206/728
• US Class Current: 211/194
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1488 Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A method for a standalone open frame in one example is configured to support a rack-mount electronic component of a predetermined size selected from any of a plurality of predetermined sizes. The standalone open frame is configured to securely engage the rack-mount electronic component through employment of at least one set of rack-mount adapters that is configured for the predetermined size of the rack-mount electronic component.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

engaging at least one set of rack-mount adapters with a standalone open frame via a first keyhole coupling and a first spring clip, wherein the at least one set of rack-mount adapters are configured for a predetermined size of a plurality of rack-mount electronic components;

engaging the plurality of rack-mount electronic components with the at least one set of rack-mount adapters without tools via a pin and a rail of each of the plurality of rack-mount electronic components to securely engage the rack-mount electronic component to the standalone open frame; and

supporting a weight of one of the plurality of the rack-mount electronic components by a slot of the at least one set of rack-mount adapters receiving the pin of the one of the plurality of the rack-mount electronic components and a lip of the at least one set of rack-mount adapters receiving the rail of the one of the plurality of the rack-mount electronic components.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the engaging the plurality of rack-mount electronic components with the at least one set of rack-mount adapters uses a unique set of rack-mount adapters for each rack-mount electronic component of the plurality of rack-mount electronic components.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the engaging the plurality of rack-mount electronic components with the at least one set of rack-mount adapters engages such that the plurality of rack-mount electronic components may be removed from the standalone open frame without tools.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of engaging the plurality of rack-mount electronic components with the at least one set of rack-mount adapters without tools via a pin and a rail of each of the plurality of rack-mount electronic components to securely engage the rack-mount electronic component to the standalone open frame comprises the step of:

engaging at least one second keyhole coupling between the at least one set of rack-mount adapters and the plurality of rack-mount electronic components.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of:

securing the at least one second keyhole coupling through employment of at least one second spring clip.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of:

securing the at least one second keyhole coupling through employment of the first spring clip.