CD-ROM drive capable of rapidly installing and detaching
AssigneeFirst International Computer, Inc.
InventorHsin Hsu
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a CD-ROM drive assembly capable of rapidly installing and detaching, which comprises a CD-ROM drive inserted into a slot of a case of a computer. The CD-ROM drive includes an elongated recess at a side and a plurality of apertures on a wall of the recess, and an elongated fastening mechanism having a plurality of holes aligned with the apertures so that a plurality of fasteners can be driven through the holes into the apertures for securing the fastening mechanism to the recess and for forming an assembly, and a first latch on a bottom being secured to a second latch inside the slot of the case. After the CD-ROM being fastened in the case, it only needs to disengage the first latch from the second latch prior to removing the CD-ROM drive from the case.
Claims5
A CD-ROM drive assembly capable of rapidly installing and detaching, comprising:
- a CD-ROM drive inserted into a slot of a case of a computer, the CD-ROM drive including an elongated recess at a side and a plurality of apertures on a wall of the recess;
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- an elongated fastening mechanism disposed in the recess, the fastening mechanism including a plurality of holes along a side wall, the holes being aligned with the apertures so that a plurality of fasteners can be driven through the holes into the apertures for securing the fastening mechanism to the recess and for forming an assembly, and a first latch on a bottom,
- wherein the first latch is secured to a second latch inside the slot of the case when the assembly is fully inserted into the slot, thereby fastening the CD-ROM drive in the case;
- or the first latch can be pressed for disengaging from the second latch prior to removing the CD-ROM drive from the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.