Data center security systems and devices
AssigneeInVue Security Products Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Fawcett, Jeffrey A. Grant, David N. Berglund, Gary A. Taylor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, devices, lockable enclosures, and methods for data centers. In one example, a lockable enclosure for a data drive is provided. The lockable enclosure includes a housing configured to retain a first data drive and a latch contained within the housing and configured to receive a second data drive, wherein the latch is configured to move within the housing for dispensing the first data drive from the housing while the second data drive remains secured therein.
Claims29
A lockable enclosure for a data drive, the lockable enclosure comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a latch contained within the housing and configured to engage a first data drive in a first position, wherein the latch is configured to move within the housing to a second position for securing the first data drive within the housing such that the first data drive is incapable of being removed from the housing in the second position.
A lockable enclosure for a data drive, the lockable enclosure comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a latch contained within the housing and configured to engage a first data drive in a first position, wherein the latch is configured to move in only one direction within the housing to a second position for securing the first data drive within the housing,
- wherein the first data drive is incapable of being removed from the housing in the second position and the latch is incapable of being moved from the second position to the first position.
A method for securing and dispensing data drives, the method comprising:
- providing a housing containing a latch;
- inserting a first data drive within the housing such that the latch engages the first data drive in a first position;
- and
- moving the latch within the housing to a second position for securing the first data drive within the housing such that the first data drive is incapable of being removed from the housing in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.