Enclosure securing apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsGuy William Gladden, Bryan David Bolich, Renato Ravanello, Kong Wai Ki, Shahane Dhananjay, Kok Mam Lay, Amos Ho Chee Hoong, Daniel Ong Kwang Keen
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Abstract
An enclosure securing apparatus including a handle housing disposed in a cover for an opening in an enclosure; a handle lever pivotably attached to the handle housing, the handle lever having first and second ends; a cam surface disposed at the first end of the handle lever for engagement with a lock housing; and a lock assembly integrated with the enclosure securing apparatus for locking the enclosure.
Claims29
An enclosure securing apparatus comprising:
- a handle housing disposed in a cover for an opening in an enclosure;
- a handle lever pivotably attached to said handle housing, said handle lever having first and second ends;
- a cam surface disposed at said first end of said handle lever for engagement with a lock housing;
- and
- a lock assembly integrated with said enclosure securing apparatus for locking said enclosure.
A holding mechanism comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a lever arm attached to the housing, the lever arm comprising:
- a first surface having first and second edges, wherein said first edge has a first wall extending therefrom, and the second edge has a second wall extending therefrom, said first and second walls extending in the same direction from said first surface;
- wherein said first and second walls each include a curvilinear surface;
- and wherein at least one of said curvilinear surfaces includes a protrusion disposed adjacent thereto for holding said lever arm in at least two positions.
An enclosure securing apparatus comprising:
- a handle housing;
- a handle lever pivotably attached to said handle housing, said handle lever having first and second ends;
- and
- a handle snap integrated with said handle housing for engagement with said lever arm when said handle lever is in a first position.
An enclosure securing apparatus comprising:
- housing means;
- lever means attached said housing means;
- locking means integrated with said housing and lever means for locking said lever means in a first position;
- and
- holding means for keeping said lever means in a second position.
A method of securing an enclosure to a chassis, wherein the enclosure includes a securing lever arm, comprising:
- engaging said enclosure with said chassis without holding said lever arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.