Dual flat springs for tool-less slide installation

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said rack including front and back columns having aligned holes, said assembly comprising:

• a stationary member including a first end and a second end;
• a front bracket secured to the first end of the stationary member, said front bracket including a front base plate, a front mounting plate and at least one front pin rigidly secured to the front mounting plate, said front base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said front bracket including a pair of opposing front spring elements where one of the front spring elements is shorter than the other front spring element, said at least one front pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a front column of the rack and one of the front spring elements being operable to snap behind the front column to hold the front bracket in place;
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• a rear bracket secured to the second end of the stationary member, said rear bracket including a rear base plate, a rear mounting plate and at least one rear pin rigidly secured to the rear mounting plate, said rear base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said rear bracket further including a pair of opposing rear spring elements where one of the rear spring elements is shorter than the other rear spring element, said at least one rear pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a back column of the rack and one of the rear spring elements being operable to snap behind the back column to hold the rear bracket in place, wherein the stationary member includes a pair of pins and one of the front base plate or the rear base plate includes at least one slot, said assembly further comprising a clip device that clips over the pins of the stationary member to secure the front bracket or the rear bracket to the stationary member.

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said rack including front and back columns having aligned holes, said assembly comprising:

• a stationary member including a first end and a second end;
• an intermediate slide member slidably secured to the stationary member;
• an inner slide member slidably secured to the intermediate slide member, said inner slide member being operable to be secured to the computer server;
• a front bracket secured to the first end of the stationary member, said front bracket including a front base plate, a front mounting plate and at least one dual-diameter front pin rigidly secured to the front mounting plate, said dual-diameter front pin including a base portion and a tip portion of different diameters defining a shoulder therebetween, said front base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said front bracket further including a pair of opposing front spring elements where one of the front spring elements is shorter than the other front spring element, said at least one front pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a front column of the rack and one of the front spring elements being operable to snap behind the front column to hold the front bracket in place;
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• a rear bracket secured to the second end of the stationary member, said rear bracket including a rear base plate, a rear mounting plate and at least one dual-diameter rear pin rigidly secured to the rear mounting plate, said dual-diameter rear pin including a base portion and a tip portion of different diameters defining a shoulder therebetween, said rear base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said rear bracket further including a pair of opposing rear spring elements where one of the rear spring elements is shorter than the other rear spring element, said at least one rear pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a back column of the rack and one of the rear spring elements being operable to snap behind the back column to hold the rear bracket in place, wherein the stationary member includes a pair of pins and the rear base plate includes at least one slot, said assembly further comprising a clip device that clips over the pins of the stationary member to secure the rear bracket to the stationary member.