Hard disk drive carrier
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsPeter Raymond Szczesniak, Minh H Nguyen
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Abstract
A hard disk drive apparatus is provided herein. The hard disk drive apparatus includes a base and a support member. The base is formed to receive a hard disk drive. The support member is formed to connect to the base. The support member is formed of a pliable material to move into a displaced position when a force is applied.
Claims20
A hard disk drive apparatus comprising:
- a base formed to receive a hard disk drive
- a pair of sidewalls formed to connect to the base, the pair of side walls formed of a pliable material that moves between an equilibrium position and a displaced position, the pair of side walls to move into a displaced position when a force applied;
- and
- a set of alignment members to engage with a hard disk drive.
A system comprising:
- a hard disk drive;
- a hard disk drive carrier including:
- a base formed to receive a hard disk drive;
- a support member formed to connect to the base, the support member formed of a pliable material, the support member to move into a displaced position when a force is applied;
- a carrier mounting member to mate with a hard disk drive.
A method comprising:
- providing a hard disk drive carrier including:
- a base formed to receive a hard disk drive;
- and
- a pair of sidewalls formed to connect to the base, the pair of side walls formed of a pliable material, the pair of side walls to bend into a displaced position when a force is applied;
- applying a force to the pair of side was to bend the side walls outward to the displaced position;
- inserting a hard disk drive into the hard disk drive carrier;
- and
- removing the force applied to the pair of side walls, the pair of side walls to return to an equilibrium position and secure the hard disk drive in place using a mounting member to engage the pair of side walls with the hard disk drive.
The system of claim 18, wherein the tab is formed to move along the frame structure.
The system of claim 18, further comprising a guide aperture to receive the pin and enable the tab to move in accordance with the guide aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.