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US 6,746,193 B1Granted
Clip assembly for use with rack-mounted equipment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJames Robert Drake
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Abstract
A device for use with rack-mounted equipment is disclosed. The device comprises a threaded portion and a clip element coupled to the threaded portion whereby the device is capable of being utilized in conjunction with a plurality of rack configurations. Through the use of the present invention, both square-hole and round-hole rack configurations can be accommodated with one device. This results in a significant reduction in the cost of computer/rack-mounted equipment.
Claims7
A clip assembly for use with rack-mounted equipment, the clip assembly comprising:
- a clip element;
- a threaded element coupled to the clip element, wherein the threaded element comprises a shoulder portion coupled to the clip element and a locating portion coupled to the shoulder portion, and wherein the shoulder portion separates the locating portion from the entire clip element;
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- a flange element coupled to the clip element, wherein both the flange element and locking portion are adapted to be received into a hole of the rack-mounted equipment.
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