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US 6,053,586 AGranted
Computer access panel having a biased cover latching mechanism and method
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorsStephen Cook, John Jeffries, Karl Steffes
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Abstract
A computer system includes a chassis having a biased slider device mounted thereon. The slider device includes a plurality of connectors positioned in openings in the chassis. When the slider is in a first position, the connectors are positioned in the openings. The slider is movable to a second position removing the connectors from the openings. A cover is releasably mounted on the chassis so that cover interlock members insert into the openings engaging the connectors in the first position and disengaging from the connectors in the second position.
Claims6
A slider device for a computer system comprising:
- a chassis including an elongated channel guide having spaced apart openings provided therein;
- a resilient release device movably mounted on the chassis;
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- a slider member movably mounted within the guide and having an engagement member on one end thereof connected to the resilient release device, the slider member having a plurality of spaced apart connectors thereon and movable therewith, the connectors positioned in the openings in the chassis in response to the slider member being in a first position, the connectors being shifted from the openings in response to the slider member being shifted to a second position, when the resilient release device is moved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.