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US 6,319,116 B1Granted
Memory storage device docking adapter having hinged air filter
AssigneeInclose Design, Inc.
InventorSunny Behl
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Abstract
A hard disk drive docking adapter includes a rack and a slide with fans, a hinged door, a door-mounted air filter, and a hinged air filter cover. The door locks the slide to the rack and the air filter cover hinges to hold the air filter the door. The hinges of the cover oppose the hinges of the door to prevent the door from opening when the cover is removed for air filter replacement.
Claims20
A hard disk drive docking adapter, comprising:
- a rack;
- a slide removably mountable on the rack, the slide being configured for holding a hard disk drive;
- a fan attached to the slide;
- a door having a hinged end and a locking end, the hinged end attaches to the docking adapter for moving the door from a closed position where the door holds the slide within the rack to an open position, the door defining airways to enable the fan to draw air through the door when the door is in the closed position;
- an air filter mounted on the door;
- and
- a cover for holding the air filter, the cover having a hinged end attached to the locking end of the door to allow the cover to hinge from a closed position to an open position to enable replacement of the filter while the door is closed.
4 more elements
A hard disk drive docking adapter, comprising:
- a rack;
- a slide removably mountable on the rack, the slide being configured for holding a hard disk drive;
- a fan attached to the slide;
- a door having a hinged end and a locking end, the hinged end attaches to the slide for moving the door from a closed position where the door holds the slide within the rack to an open position, the door defining airways to enable the fan to draw air through the door when the door is in the closed position;
- an air filter mounted on the door;
- and
- a cover for holding the air filter, the cover having a hinged end attached to the locking end of the door to allow the cover to hinge from a closed position to an open position to enable replacement of the filter while the door is closed.
4 more elements
A hard disk drive docking adapter, comprising:
- a rack;
- a slide removably mountable on the rack, the slide being configured for holding a hard disk drive;
- a fan attached to the slide;
- a door having a hinged end and a locking end, the hinged end attaches to the slide for moving the door from a closed position where the door holds the slide within the rack to an open position, the locking end locks to the rack when the door is in the closed position;
- the door defining airways to enable the fan to draw air through the door when the door is in the closed position;
- an air filter mounted on the door;
- and
- a cover for holding the air filter, the cover having a hinged end attached to the locking end of the door to allow the cover to hinge from a closed position to an open position to enable replacement of the filter when the door is closed, the cover has a grippable end with clips to lock the cover against the door when the door is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.