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US 8,913,392 B1Granted
Locking / indication system
AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsLawrence J. Feroli, Joseph P. King, Jr.
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Abstract
A lockable infrastructure includes a frame assembly, including a first portion of an electrical connector, configured for use within an IT infrastructure. A module assembly, including a second portion of the electrical connector, is configured to be removably positionable within the frame assembly. An indication system is configured to visually indicate the position of the module assembly within the frame assembly.
Claims19
A lockable infrastructure comprising:
- a frame assembly, including a first portion of an electrical connector, configured for use within an IT infrastructure;
- a module assembly, including a second portion of the electrical connector, configured to be removably positionable within the frame assembly;
- an indication system configured to visually indicate the position of the module assembly within the frame assembly;
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- a locking system configured to lock the module assembly within the frame assembly in one of a plurality of locked positions, wherein the module assembly and frame assembly are electrically coupled in a first locked position and are not electrically coupled in a second locked position.
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A lockable infrastructure comprising:
- a frame assembly, including a first portion of an electrical connector, configured for use within an IT infrastructure;
- a module assembly, including a second portion of the electrical connector, configured to be removably positionable within the frame assembly;
- a color-based indication system configured to visually indicate the position of the module assembly within the frame assembly using a plurality of unique colors;
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- a locking system configured to lock the module assembly within the frame assembly in one of a plurality of locked positions, wherein the module assembly and frame assembly are electrically coupled in a first locked position and are not electrically coupled in a second locked position.
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A lockable infrastructure comprising:
- a frame assembly, including a first portion of an electrical connector, configured for use within an IT infrastructure;
- a module assembly, including a second portion of the electrical connector, configured to be removably positionable within the frame assembly;
- a color-based indication system configured to visually indicate the position of the module assembly within the frame assembly using a plurality of unique colors;
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- a locking system configured to lock the module assembly within the frame assembly in one of a plurality of locked positions, wherein each of the plurality of locked positions corresponds to one of the plurality of unique colors, wherein the module assembly and frame assembly are electrically coupled in a first locked position and are not electrically coupled in a second locked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.