Employment of an over-bent ledge of a rack component to support an over-bent ledge of a drop-in chassis
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorCraig Edward Lauchner
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Abstract
An apparatus in one example comprises a rack component that supports a drop-in chassis. The rack component comprises an over-bent ledge and the drop-in chassis comprises an over-bent ledge. Upon installation of the drop-in chassis to the rack component the over-bent ledge of the rack component serves to support the over-bent ledge of the drop-in chassis. A shape of the over-bent ledge of the rack component promotes an increase of a holding effect between the drop-in chassis and the rack component.
Claims32
An apparatus, comprising:
- a rack component that supports a drop-in chassis;
- wherein the rack component comprises an over-bent ledge;
- wherein the drop-in chassis comprises an over-bent ledge;
- wherein upon installation of the drop-in chassis to the rack component the over-bent ledge of the rack component serves to support the over-bent ledge of the drop-in chassis;
- wherein a shape of the over-bent ledge of the rack component promotes an increase of a holding effect between the drop-in chassis and the rack component.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a rack component providing support for a drop-in chassis;
- wherein the rack component comprises an bracket, wherein the drop-in chassis comprises an over-bent ledge, wherein upon installation of the drop-in chassis to the rack component the bracket comprises a mating relationship with the over-bent ledge;
- wherein the rack component comprises a slide component, wherein the slide component extends away from the rack component, wherein a fastening component attaches the drop-in chassis to the slide component, wherein the fastening component prevents the slide component from bowing away from the drop-in chassis.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- supporting an over-bent ledge of a drop-in chassis with an over-bent ledge of a rack component, wherein the rack component comprises a side portion and the over-bent ledge, wherein an angle between the side portion and the over-bent ledge of the rock component is less than ninety degrees, wherein the drop-in chassis comprises a side portion and the over-bent ledge, wherein an angle between the side portion and the over-bent ledge of the drop-in chassis is less than ninety degrees;
- engaging a restraining component of the rack component with the drop-in chassis;
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- preventing a slide component of the rack component from bowing away from the drop-in chassis.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- supporting a drop-in chassis with a rack component;
- restraining the drop-in chassis from slipping off of the rack component with a mating relationship between a stepped and/or angled over-bent ledge of the drop-in chassis and a stepped and/or angled over-bent ledge, of the rack component, wherein a stepped and/or angled shape of the stepped and/or angled over-bent ledge of the rack component and a stepped and/or angled shape of the stepped and/or angled over-bent ledge of the drop-in chassis serve to prevent the drop-in chassis from slipping off of the rack component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.