Enclosure with a shelf
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsJohn R. Grady, George D. Megason, Joseph Allen
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Abstract
In one example, a shelf includes a shelf lock positioned within a spring retention pocket of the shelf. The shelf lock includes a main body that includes a spring retention slot to accommodate a spring and an opening to accommodate a pressure component. The shelf lock includes a retractable tab to be inserted into an enclosure to prevent movement of the shelf when mounted in the enclosure. The spring to exert an outward force to insert the retractable tab into the enclosure and the retractable tab to be retracted by an inward pressure.
Claims15
A shelf, comprising:
- a computing enclosure to receive the shelf, wherein the shelf is to receive a computing device;
- a spring retention pocket formed in the shelf;
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- a shelf lock positioned within the spring retention pocket, the shelf lock comprising:
- a main body comprising a spring retention slot and an opening to accommodate a pressure component;
- a spring positioned within the spring retention slot;
- and
- a retractable tab inserted into the computing enclosure to prevent movement of the shelf;
- wherein the spring exerts an outward force to insert the retractable tab into the computing enclosure;
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- wherein the retractable tab is to be retracted from the computing enclosure by an inward pressure.
An enclosure, comprising:
- a slot located on a first vertical wall of the enclosure;
- a rail located on a second vertical wall of the enclosure, wherein the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall face each other;
- a shelf lock receptacle located on the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall;
- a shelf to be inserted into the enclosure, the shelf comprising:
- a spring retention pocket formed in the shelf;
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- a shelf lock positioned within the spring retention pocket, the shelf lock comprising:
- a main body comprising a spring retention slot and an opening to accommodate a pressure component;
- a spring positioned within the spring retention slot;
- and
- a retractable tab inserted into the enclosure, wherein the spring exerts an outward force to insert the retractable tab into the enclosure, and wherein the retractable tab is to be retracted from the enclosure by an inward pressure.
A method of manufacturing a shelf, comprising:
- forming an opening in a metal sheet;
- disposing a shelf lock in the opening, wherein the shelf lock comprises a spring to exert an outward force on a retractable tab, wherein the outward force is to insert the retractable tab into a receptacle in the computing enclosure, wherein the retractable tab is to be retracted from the receptacle by an inward pressure applied to the shelf lock by a pressure component, and wherein the shelf is to be inserted in a computing enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.