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Практический курс технического перевода

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United States Patent 5682291

Inventors: Jeffries, John; Dewey, Doug;

Abstract:

Method and apparatus for quickly and easily securing a computer device, such as a floppy disk drive, to a device carrier (1). 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 (2) 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 (3) 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.

Claims:

What is claimed is:

  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 (4) that inserts a second dowel into a second one of the device holes whenever the carrier is inserted into the bay.

  1. The computer system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the side panels further includes a flex tab for temporarily securing the device into the carrier whenever the device is placed therein.

  2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the dowel tab flexes away from the device whenever the carrier is not inserted into the bay so that the second dowel is not inserted into one of the device holes.

  3. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the device holes are screw holes.

  4. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the chassis includes support members that support the carrier whenever it is in the bay, and that cause the dowel tab to insert the second dowel into the second device hole whenever the device is being inserted into the bay.

  5. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the chassis includes one or more support members that support the carrier whenever it is in the bay, and that cause the dowel tab to withdraw the second dowel from the second device hole whenever the device is removed from the bay.