Rail clamp latch holder
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRobert R. Genest, Arthur Higby, Leung M. Hung, Mateusz Koziol
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Abstract
A rail clamp latch holder is provided. The rail clamp latch holder includes a grippable portion and a rail portion disposed at a forward side of the grippable portion. The rail portion includes first and second pairs of opposed latches which are configured to latch onto a rail and which are disposed at first and second longitudinal ends of the rail portion, respectively, a tab, a locking pin and an elastic member. The tab is insertable into a rail latch. The elastic member extends along a longitudinal axis of the rail portion and elastically couples the locking pin and the tab.
Claims18
A rail clamp latch holder, comprising:
- a grippable portion;
- a rail portion disposed at a forward side of the grippable portion and comprising:
- a latch configured to latch onto a rail and disposed at an end of the rail portion;
- a tab insertable into a rail latch;
- a locking pin;
- and
- an elastic member extending along the rail portion and elastically coupling the locking pin and the tab,
- wherein the rail portion comprises protective elements formed to define opposed slots.
A rail system, comprising:
- a processor drawer comprising bosses;
- a chassis defining a space into or from which the processor drawer comprising the bosses is installed or removed;
- rails coupled to the chassis, and each of said rails comprising:
- a body defining a groove into which a corresponding one of the bosses is receivable,
- a rail latch translatable relative to the body to assume and move between a closed position at which the rail latch prevents boss movement relative to the groove and an open position at which the rail latch permits boss movement relative to the groove, and
- an elastic element disposed to urge the rail latch toward the closed position;
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- at least one rail clamp latch holder which is attachable to each of the rails and configured to move and maintain a corresponding one of said rail latches into and in the open position,
- wherein the at least one rail clamp latch holder comprises:
- a grippable portion,
- a rail portion disposed at a forward side of the grippable portion and comprising pairs of opposed latches configured to latch onto each of the rails and disposed at ends of the rail portion, respectively,
- a tab which is insertable into one said rail latch,
- a locking pin which is receivable in a rail through-hole of the rail, and
- an elastic member which extends along the rail portion and elastically couples the locking pin and the tab.
A processor drawer manipulation method, comprising:
- press-fitting a rail clamp latch holder onto a rail of a chassis, wherein the press-fitting comprises:
- inserting a tab of the rail clamp latch holder into a rail latch;
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- urging a locking pin of the rail clamp latch holder against the rail;
- sliding the rail clamp latch holder along the rail such that the tab urges the rail latch to translate in opposition to a bias applied thereto;
- and
- continuing the sliding until the locking pin reaches a rail through-hole into which the locking pin is elastically urged such that a position of the rail latch is maintained in opposition to the bias.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.