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US 2004/0164656 A1Published application
Computer system drive cage and method
OwnerArlen L. Roesner, Clint E. Conrady +2inventors
InventorsArlen L. Roesner, Clint E. Conrady, Tom J. Searby, David W. Mayer
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Abstract
A computer system comprises a chassis having a frontal mounting surface. The system also comprises a bezel-less drive cage coupled to the chassis and adapted to receive at least one frontally-exposed drive. The drive cage extends forward beyond the frontal mounting surface of the chassis.
Claims25
A computer system, comprising:
- a chassis having a frontal mounting surface;
- and
- a bezel-less drive cage coupled to the chassis and adapted to receive at least one frontally-exposed drive, the drive cage extending forward beyond the frontal mounting surface of the chassis.
A bezel-less drive cage for a computer chassis, comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart walls adapted to receive at least one drive, the walls further adapted to be coupled to the chassis;
- and
- at least one extension member extending forward of a frontal mounting surface of the chassis.
A rackmount computer drive system, comprising:
- a chassis support means having a frontal mounting surface;
- and
- a bezel-less support means coupled to the chassis support means and adapted to receive at least one frontally-exposed drive, the bezel-less support means extending forward beyond the frontal mounting surface of the chassis support means.
A computer drive system, comprising:
- a 2U rackmount chassis having a frontal mounting surface;
- and
- a bezel-less drive cage coupled to the chassis and adapted to receive at least three frontally-exposed, vertically stacked drives, the drive cage extending forward beyond the frontal mounting surface of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.