Computer enclosure incorporating hood fastener

A computer enclosure comprising:

• a chassis comprising a panel having a blocking means;
• a hood slidingly mounted to the chassis along a first direction perpendicular to the panel to be in a locked position and slidingly detachable from the chassis along a second direction opposite to the first direction to be in an unlocked position;
• and
• a fastener comprising a handle pivotably attached to the hood, and a latch comprising an abutting portion, wherein
• the latch is movable upon operation of the handle between a holding position in which the latch engages with the blocking means and locks the hood in the locked position and a released position in which the latch is released from the blocking means and the abutting portion abuts against the panel to cause the hood to slide to the unlocked position.

A computer enclosure comprising:

• a chassis defining lengthwise, lateral and vertical axis perpendicular to one another;
• a locking device formed on the chassis;
• a hood being attachable to the chassis;
• and
• a fastener including a handle pivotally, about a first pivot axle extending along said lateral axis, mounted to the hood, and a latch pivotally, about a second pivot axle extending along said lateral axis, mounted to the handle with a biasing device disposed therebetween;
• wherein
• in an assembling process, said hood is initially assembled to the chassis along the vertical axis to a release position and successively along the lengthwise axis to a locking position under a condition that the handle is rotatably depressed to urge the latch to be engaged with the locking device;
• oppositely, when said hood is in said locking position and in a disassembling process, by reverse rotation of the handle the latch is disengaged from the locking device, and by engagement between the handle and the chassis during said reverse rotation the hood is forcibly moved relative to the chassis along said lengthwise axis to said release position for further movement along the vertical axis.