US 2026/0293032 A1 · QUICK-RELEASE MOUNTING ACCESSORIES FOR COMPUTER CHASSIS

Abstract

A computer chassis with detachable, quick-release mounting brackets is disclosed. The mounting brackets attach to a chassis by inserting a stud of the bracket into a corresponding opening of the chassis. An outwardly biased detent near the distal end of each stud retracts as the stud is inserted into the stud opening, then rebounds outwards after the stud is fully inserted to retain the mounting bracket against the computer chassis. The mounting bracket is easily removed and re-attached by hand by pulling the mounting bracket away from the computer chassis. Once mounting brackets attached to a computer chassis are secured to mounting posts (e.g., posts of a computer rack), they can no longer be moved away from the chassis, thus ensuring the mounting brackets remain secured to the chassis at least until the mounting brackets are uncoupled from the mounting posts.

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Dependent claims

A chassis mounting bracket, comprising:

a bracket body having a front wall and a side wall, the side wall having a chassis-contacting face;
an aperture in the front wall for receiving a mounting screw;
and
a plurality of studs extending from the chassis-contacting face in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the chassis-contacting face, each of the plurality of studs having a detent movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the detent being biased towards the extended position.

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A method for mounting a computer chassis, comprising:

providing a computer chassis having:
a left sidewall opposite a right sidewall;
and
a first mounting location having a left set of mounting apertures in the left sidewall positioned opposite a corresponding right set of mounting apertures in the right sidewall;
providing a left chassis mounting bracket and a right chassis mounting bracket, each of the left chassis mounting bracket and the right chassis mounting bracket including:
a bracket body having a front wall and a side wall, the side wall having a chassis-contacting face;
an aperture in the front wall for receiving a mounting screw;
and
a plurality of studs extending from the chassis-contacting face in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the chassis-contacting face, each of the plurality of studs having a detent movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the detent being biased towards the extended position;
coupling the left chassis mounting bracket to the left sidewall of the computer chassis at the first mounting location by inserting the plurality of studs of the left chassis mounting bracket into the left set of mounting apertures;
and
coupling the right chassis mounting bracket to the right sidewall of the computer chassis at the first mounting location by inserting the plurality of studs of the right chassis mounting bracket into the right set of mounting apertures.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Quick-release mounting accessories for computer chassis

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Quick-release mounting accessories for computer chassis

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Abstract

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