Carrier-based mounting structure for computer peripheral chassis

A method for removably mounting a chassis within a bay in a frame, comprising the steps of:

• engaging a carrier guide rail of a chassis carrier with a mount guide rail of a stationary mount coupled to an inner wall of said bay, said stationary mount having a cam slot and a first gripping surface associated therewith, said chassis carrier having a cradle associated therewith for receiving a chassis and a mounting handle rotatably coupled to said chassis carrier to rotate between an insertion orientation and a mounted orientation, said mounting handle having a cam follower and a second gripping surface associated therewith, said mount and carrier guide rails engageable to guide said chassis carrier along a substantially linear path through said bay;
• engaging said cam follower with said cam slot only when said mounting handle is substantially in said insertion orientation;
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• traversing said cam slot with said cam follower and engaging said first gripping surface with said second gripping surface to urge said chassis carrier along said substantially linear path toward a mounted position as said mounting handle is rotated toward said mounted orientation.

A structure for removably mounting a computer peripheral chassis within a bay in a frame, comprising:

• first and second stationary mounts coupled to opposing sidewalls of said bay, said first and second stationary mounts having first and second mount guide rails, first and second cam slots and first and second rack gears associated therewith, respectively;
• a chassis carrier having a cradle associated therewith for receiving a computer peripheral chassis and first and second carrier guide rails on opposing outer surfaces thereof;
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• a mounting handle, rotatably coupled to said chassis carrier to rotate between an insertion orientation and a mounted orientation, said mounting handle having first and second cam followers and first and second pinion gears on opposing sides thereof, said first and second mount and carrier guide rails engageable to guide said chassis carrier along a substantially linear path through said bay, said first and second cam followers engageable with said first and second cam slots, respectively, only when said mounting handle is substantially in said insertion orientation, said first and second cam followers traversing said first and second cam slots, respectively, and said first and second pinion gears engaging said first and second rack gears, respectively, to urge said chassis carrier along said substantially linear path toward a mounted position as said mounting handle is rotated toward said mounted orientation.