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Two rack unit chassis and low profile tool-less hard drive carrier

  • US 9,958,912 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2016
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A low profile tool-less hard disk drive (HDD) carrier comprising:

  • first, second, third and fourth sidewalls, the first sidewall rotatably mounted to the second sidewall, the second sidewall being rotatably mounted to the third sidewall;

    a first latch portion on the first sidewall;

    a second latch portion on the fourth sidewall configured to receive the first latch portion to enclose an HDD; and

    the third sidewall comprising;

    a slide latch configured to release a lever having at least one protrusion at an inward end, the at least one protrusion operable to couple with an opening of a chassis, engagement of the at least one protrusion with the opening acting as a fulcrum point such that a force applied to the lever toward the third sidewall converts to a rearward force to couple a HDD connector to a connector of a backplane of the chassis.

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