Decoupled latch
AssigneeArista Networks, Inc.
InventorDuong Lu
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Abstract
A latch includes a retention portion. The retention portion is configured to prevent a first device, coupled to the latch, from being removed while the retention portion is in a first configuration. The retention portion is configured to allow the first device to be removed while the retention portion is in a second configuration. The latch also includes a spring portion configured to allow the retention portion to transition between the first configuration and the second configuration.
Claims20
A latch for reversibly anchoring a first device within a second device comprising:
- a longitudinal retention portion extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, said longitudinal retention portion having a horizontal segment and a vertical segment, such that the longitudinal retention portion forms an L-shape;
- the first end of the longitudinal retention portion having a handle extending from the vertical segment;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a spring portion extending substantially vertically from the horizontal segment, said spring portion comprising a substantially flat piece, wherein the spring portion is offset from the vertical segment by a first distance, wherein the first distance is a width of the horizontal segment;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a securement mechanism extending substantially horizontally from the vertical segment, said securement mechanism configured to engage with the first device;
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- a tab protruding from the longitudinal retention portion configured to engage with an opening in the second device.
A latch for reversibly anchoring a first device within a second device comprising:
- a L-shaped longitudinal retention portion extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, said longitudinal retention portion having a first planar segment extending along a first plane and a second planar segment extending along a second plane, which together form the L-shape;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a spring portion extending from the first planar segment, said spring portion comprising a substantially planar piece, wherein the spring portion is offset from the second planar segment by a first distance;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a securement mechanism extending from the second planar segment, said securement mechanism configured to engage with the first device;
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- a tab protruding from the longitudinal retention portion configured to engage with an opening in the second device.
A latch for reversibly anchoring a first device within a second device comprising:
- a longitudinal retention portion extending along a first longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, said longitudinal retention portion having a first flat segment extending along a first plane and a second flat segment extending along a second plane;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a spring portion extending from the first flat segment, said spring portion comprising a substantially flat piece, wherein the spring portion is offset from the second flat segment by a first distance;
- the second end of the longitudinal retention portion having a securement mechanism extending from the second flat segment, said securement mechanism configured to anchor the latch to the first device;
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- a tab protruding from the longitudinal retention portion configured to extend through an opening in the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.