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US 10,477,712 B1Granted
Multilevel rotating drive carrier and cable retention mechanism
AssigneeZT Group Int'l, Inc.
InventorsDavid Liang, Dhruv Chawla
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Abstract
A multilevel rotating drive carrier includes stacked top, middle, and bottom drive-holding brackets. The top and middle brackets pivot about a parallel axis from a closed position to an open position to provide access to middle and bottom storage drives. The top bracket makes a storage drive accessible when the carrier is closed or open. Removing one storage drive does not require the disconnecting of another storage drive.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a first bracket configured to hold a first electronic device and to attach to a computer and including at least one pivot point defining a pivot axis;
- a second bracket configured to hold a second electronic device parallel to the first electronic device and including at least one first flange rotatably connected to the pivot point;
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- a third bracket configured to hold a third electronic device parallel to the first and second electronic devices and including at least one second flange rotatably connected to the at least one pivot point, wherein:
- when the first, second, and third electronic devices are fungible devices, each including a first connector at a connector end, and connected to the computer and held in the first, second, and third brackets, respectively:
- pivoting the third bracket about the at least one pivot point from a closed position to a first open position with respect to the second bracket provides access to remove the second electronic device without disconnecting or removing the third electronic device or the first electronic device;
- pivoting the second bracket about the at least one pivot point from the closed position to a second open position with respect to the first bracket provides access to remove the connector end of the first electronic device without disconnecting or removing the second electronic device or the third electronic device;
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- the third bracket provides access to remove the connector end of the third electronic device in the first closed position and in the first open position without disconnecting or removing the first electronic device or the second electronic device.
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