Railing with grounding tabs for grounding and mounting computer components in a computer

A device on a computer component for mounting the component into a computer bay, comprising:

• a body portion adapted for attachment to said component, the body portion having a first end and a second end;
• a connecting member disposed at an angle from said body portion on the first end of said body portion;
• a latch protrusion disposed on said connection member and adapted for insertion into a recess provided in a computer bay when said component is fully inserted into the bay;
• a stop extending from said connecting member, such that when said component is fully inserted into the computer bay, said stop abuts the bay, preventing further movement of said component into the bay;
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• a release protrusion attached to said connecting member and extending out of the bay when said component is fully inserted into the bay, said release protrusion extending sufficiently for an operator to deflect said release protrusion, disengage said latch protrusion from said recess, and pull said component out of said computer.

A device for mounting a computer component into a computer, comprising:

• a substantially rectangular steel piece adapted to be attached to the side of a component, said steel piece having a first end, a body, and a second end, said first end being bent relative to said body;
• two rails, each being disposed on a lengthwise edge of said body, said rails being formed by bending said lengthwise edges into a U-shaped configuration, each rail thus comprising an inner wall, a top, and an outer wall, said inner wall and said top terminating near said second end of said steel piece, said outer wall being bent around said second end to form an end wall, and said second end of said steel piece being bent up slightly to abut said end wall to minimize sharp edges;
• a grounding tab disposed on said steel piece, being angularly disposed from the steel piece to provide the properties of a spring, and whose tip is bent downwardly for smooth insertion of the component into a bay in a computer and for reliable grounding;
• a latch protrusion disposed on said first end for selective latching engagement with a corresponding latch recess in the computer;
• a stop disposed on said first end for selective abutting engagement with the bay of the computer into which the component is inserted;
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• an end wall disposed at said second end of said steel piece.

An apparatus for mounting a component in a computer bay comprising:

• a body portion adapted for attachment to a component, the body portion having a first end and a second end;
• a connecting member mounted on the first end of the body portion adapted to move with respect to the body portion;
• a latch protrusion disposed on the connecting member adapted for engagement with a recess provided in a computer bay when the component is fully inserted into the bay;
• a stop extending from the connecting member at an angle such that when the component is fully inserted into the bay, the stop contacts the bay, preventing further movement of the component;
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• a release tab mounted to the connecting member such that when the component is fully inserted into the bay, the release tab extends out of the bay sufficiently for an operator to deflect the release protrusion thereby disengaging the latch protrusion from the recess.