Computer enclosure with fastening device

A fastening device adapted to be attached to a side panel for securing the side panel to a computer cage, comprising:

• a holder adapted to be attached to the side panel, the holder comprising a main body, the main body comprising a base;
• a slider movably attached to the holder, the slider comprising a fastening portion and at least one cutout;
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• an operator rotatably disposed in the main body of the holder, the operator comprising at least one protruding bar;
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• a resilient member disposed between the holder and the slider;
• wherein when the operator is rotated outwardly, the resilient member is compressed, the protruding bar engages said at least one cutout to drive the slider move in a first direction such that the fastening portion disengages from the cage;
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• when the operator is released, the resilient member rebounds and decompresses to drive the slider in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the fastening portion engages with the cage, wherein the main body further comprising a top wall, and a bottom wall, a pair of first through holes defined in the top and bottom wall, a plurality of slots defined in the base, the operator comprising a pair of frames, a pair of second through holes defined in each of the frames, and a shaft rotatably received in the first and second through holes.

A computer enclosure comprising:

• a first panel having a first flange extending perpendicularly therefrom;
• a second panel abutting against the first flange of the first panel;
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• a fastening device arranged at the second panel, the fastening device comprising a holder, a slider movably attached to an inner side of the holder, and an operator pivotably attached to an outer side of the holder, a resilient member connected between the slider and the holder, the slider having a pressing end to grasp the first flange of the first panel in the force of the resilient member;
• wherein the operator is rotated to drive the slider away from the first panel, so that the pressing end of the slider releases the first flange of the first panel and the resilient member is compressed, the second panel is thereby taken away from the first panel, the slider defining a cutout therein, a protrusion bar being formed on the operator and extending through the holder to be accommodated in the cutout.

A fastening device for securing a detachable panel to a cage so as to form a computer enclosure, comprising:

• a holder formed at said detachable panel and comprising a basin-shaped main body, the main body comprising a base, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an end wall, the top wall, the bottom wall and the end wall extending from edges of the base together with the base cooperatively defining a receiving space;
• a slider movably attached to said holder located outside of the receiving space and confined by said holder to be resiliently movable along a predetermined direction between a first position to reach said cage for being secured thereon and a second position for releasing therefrom, said slider comprising at least one cutout defined therein;
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• an operator movably attached to said holder located in the receiving space and comprising at least one protruding bar extending through the base of the holder to engage with said at least one cutout to move said slider from said first position to said second position.