Media drive mount
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsPaul Jeffrey Garnett, Helenaur Wilson, Murray Fordyce
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Abstract
A media drive mount includes first and second first and second channels open at one end for receiving locating protrusions on a media drive. The locating protrusions can, for example, be screwed onto the media drive mount. Resilient detents are provided in the channels to co-operate with the resilient detents. The resilient detents can be configured to provide resistance during insertion and removal of the media drive, the former being used to provide positive locating of the media drive, and the latter to hold the media drive in the mount. Mounting and demounting of the media drive in the mount can be achieved without the use of tools.
Claims39
A media drive mount comprising first and second channel defining members defining first and second channels that are open at one end for receiving locating protrusions of a media drive to be mounted in the media drive mount, at least one of the channels having a resilient detent configured:
- to co-operate with a received locating protrusion to provide resistance to the insertion of the media drive into the media drive mount;
- to provide resistance to the removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount;
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- to provide a greater resistance to the removal of the media drive than to the insertion of the media drive.
An apparatus comprising a media drive mount, the media drive mount comprising first and second channel defining members defining first and second channels that are open at one end for receiving locating protrusions of a media drive to be mounted in the media drive mount, at least one of the channels having a resilient detent configured:
- to co-operate with a received locating protrusion to provide resistance to the insertion of the media drive into the media drive mount;
- to provide resistance to the removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount;
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- to provide a greater resistance to the removal of the media drive than to the insertion of the media drive.
A method of mounting a media drive within computer equipment, comprising:
- inserting at least first and second locating protrusions of the media drive into an open end of first and second channels in respective first and second channel defining members of a media drive mount;
- and
- sliding the locating protrusions along the channels past at least one resilient detent in at least one of the channels, whereby the resilient detent co-operates with a received locating protrusion to provide resistance to insertion of the media drive and subsequently to provide a greater resistance to removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount.
A media drive comprising at least one locating protrusion on a first surface thereof to be received in a first channel of a media drive mount and at least one locating protrusion on a second, opposite, surface thereof to be received in a second channel of the media drive mount, wherein the at least one locating protrusion comprises a shaft having a first cross sectional area and a head having a larger cross-sectional area.
A media drive mount comprising first and second channel means for receiving locating protrusions of a media drive to be mounted in the media drive mount, the channel means having resilient detent means for co-operating with a received locating protrusion to provide resistance to insertion of the media drive into the media drive mount and to provide resistance to removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount, wherein the resistance provided to said removal is greater than the resistance to said insertion of said media drive.
A media drive mount comprising first and second channel defining members defining first and second channels that are open at one end for receiving locating protrusions of a media drive to be mounted in the media drive mount, at least one of the channels including a resilient detent configured to co-operate with a received locating protrusion to provide resistance to removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount, wherein each channel has a substantially T-shaped cross section with a narrower outer section and a wider inner section.
An apparatus comprising a media drive mount and a media drive, the media drive mount comprising first and second channel defining members defining first and second channels that are open at one end for receiving locating protrusions of the media drive to be mounted in the media drive mount, at least one of the channels including at least one resilient detent operable to co-operate with a received locating protrusion for resisting removal of the mounted media drive from the media drive mount, the apparatus also comprising a support surface, wherein the media drive mount is mounted on the support surface and wherein the media drive mount is operable to support the media drive at a position spaced from the support surface.
An apparatus comprising a media drive mount and a media drive, the media drive comprising at least one locating protrusion, said locating protrusion comprising a shaft having a first cross sectional area and a head having a larger cross-sectional area, the media drive mount comprising first and second channel defining members defining first and second channels that are open at one end for receiving a locating protrusion of the media drive, at least one of the channels including at least one resilient detent configured to co-operate with a received locating protrusion for resisting removal of a mounted media drive from the media drive mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.