Bracket for quick installation and removal of system components in a computer system
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorJames Edward Cannon
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Abstract
A bracket attached to a peripheral device of a computer system aligns and attaches the peripheral device to the inside of a computer system chassis. The bracket is detachably mountable and includes a bracket body having an aperture therein through which the peripheral device is inserted. The bracket includes a support bar having a tab that fits into a slot in the chassis to securely hold the peripheral device in position such that the front panel of the peripheral device is aligned within an aperture in a face of the chassis.
Claims20
A bracket for attaching a peripheral device within a bay of a chassis of a computer system, said chassis comprising:
- a first face having a chassis face aperture therein, a second face, and a support bar slot configured on said second face, said bracket comprising:
- a bracket body comprising an aperture therein;
- a support bar extending from said bracket body;
- a tab protruding from said support bar;
- and
- a fastener for fastening said bracket to said peripheral device when said peripheral device is seated within said bracket body aperture at a predetermined cross-sectional portion of said peripheral device such that a front panel of said peripheral device aligns within said chassis face aperture when said peripheral device is fastened to said bracket, said tab is seated in said support bar slot, and said bracket is pivoted towards said first face of said chassis such that said support bar is normal to said first face of said chassis.
A computer system housing, comprising:
- a chassis comprising a bay for receiving a peripheral device, said bay comprising a first face having a chassis face aperture therein, a second face, and a support bar slot configured on said second face;
- a peripheral device having a front panel and a body;
- a bracket attached to said peripheral device, said bracket comprising:
- a bracket body having a bracket body aperture therein;
- a support bar extending from said bracket body;
- and
- a tab protruding from said support bar;
- wherein said peripheral device is seated within said bracket body aperture at a predetermined cross-sectional portion of said peripheral device such that said front panel of said peripheral device aligns within said chassis face aperture when said peripheral device is fastened to said bracket, said tab is seated in said support bar slot, and said bracket is pivoted towards said first face of said chassis such that said support bar is normal to said first face of said chassis.
A method for attaching a peripheral device to a face of a chassis with a bracket, said bracket comprising a bracket body having a bracket body aperture therein, a support bar extending from said bracket body, and a tab protruding from said support bar, said method comprising:
- fastening said peripheral device to said bracket body aperture at a predetermined cross-sectional portion of said peripheral device parallel to a front panel of said peripheral device;
- inserting said support bar tab of said bracket into a support tab slot on a first face of said chassis;
- pivoting said bracket towards a second face of said chassis, said second face having an aperture therein form-fitted to the shape of said front panel of said peripheral device;
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- positioning said front panel of said peripheral device into alignment within said aperture of said second face of said chassis.
A method for removing a peripheral device from the bay of a chassis, said peripheral device having a front panel aligned within a chassis aperture of a first face of said chassis and attached to said chassis with a bracket, said bracket comprising a bracket body having a bracket body aperture therein, a support bar extending from said bracket body, and a tab protruding from said support bar and extending into a support tab slot on a second face of said chassis, said method comprising:
- compressing said front panel of said peripheral device into said bay of said chassis such that it clears an upper edge of said chassis aperture;
- and
- pivoting said bracket away from said chassis aperture inside said bay;
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- removing said support tab on said support bar of said bracket from said support tab slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.