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US 6,142,796 AGranted
Collapsible hard disk drive docking adapter
OwnerSunny Behl, Chris Erwininventors
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Abstract
A folding docking adapter for a hard disk drive or other memory storage device, includes a base, a backplane and a hinge. The base is for receiving a hard disk drive carrier. The back plane has a data connector for coupling with the hard disk drive carrier. The hinge attaches between the base and the backplane to enable the backplane to fold between an operative configuration and a collapsed configuration.
Claims20
A folding docking adapter comprising:
- a carrier for housing a hard disk drive, the carrier having a data connector electrically connected with a hard disk drive;
- a base for receiving the hard disk drive carrier;
- a back plane having a data connector for coupling with the data connector of the hard disk drive carrier;
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- a hinge attached between the base and the backplane to enable the backplane to fold between an operative configuration and a collapsed configuration.
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A folding docking adapter comprising:
- a base for receiving a hard disk drive carrier;
- a back plane having a data connector for coupling with the hard disk drive carrier;
- a hinge attached between the base and the backplane to enable the backplane to fold between an operative configuration and a collapsed configuration;
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- the base includes a pair of lateral sides, the backplane folds away from the lateral sides to facilitate transport or storage of the docking adapter.
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A hard disk drive docking adapter comprising:
- a carrier for housing a hard disk drive, the carrier having a data connector electrically connected with a hard disk drive;
- a base for receiving the hard disk drive carrier;
- a back plane having a data connector for coupling with the hard disk drive carrier, the connector telescopes from a collapsed configuration to an operative configuration.
A carrier having an integrated docking adapter comprising:
- a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier being configured for removeably inserting a hard disk drive into a hard drive bay;
- a backplane attached to the carrier, the backplane having a first data connector for coupling with the hard disk drive and a second data connector for coupling the carrier with an IEEE 1394 compliant system;
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- a hinge attached between the backplane and the carrier to fold the backplane between an open configuration and a closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.