# US 9,520,159 B2 · Apparatus for storing solid state drives or hard disk drives > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,520,159 B2 - Document ID: US9520159B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/436,397 - Filed: 2012-03-30 - Published: 2013-07-18 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-30 - Assignees: Echostreams Innovative Solutions, LLC - Applicants: Gene Jingluen Lee; Cheng-Chu Lee; Chang-Feng Chu; I-Chen Chen - Inventors: Gene Jingluen Lee; Cheng-Chu Lee; Chang-Feng Chu; I-Chen Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520159B2 ## CPC - G11B 33/128: {of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis} - G06F 1/187: Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An apparatus includes a container having a base for receiving a drive, and a clam having a first end that is rotatably coupled to the base, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end, the clam rotatable relative to the base so that the clam can be placed at a first position and a second position, wherein when the clam is at the first position, the container allows the drive to be placed therein, and wherein when the clam is at the second position, the clam secures the drive relative to the container. A frame includes at least sixteen slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space. A frame includes at least forty-eight slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for storing a drive, comprising: a container having a base for receiving the drive, the base having a long side and a short side, the base being parallel with a major surface of the drive; and a member having a first end that is rotatably coupled to the base, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end, a major portion of the member having a longitudinal extension that is perpendicular to the long side of the base of the container, the member rotatable relative to the base so that the member can be placed at a first position and a second position; wherein when the member is at the first position, the container allows the drive to be placed therein; wherein when the member is at the second position, the member presses against an exterior surface of the drive to secure the drive relative to the container; and wherein the second end of the member is a free end, and wherein the member is configured to move within a plane that is perpendicular to the base. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member comprises a first tab for engaging the drive when the member is at the second position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the member comprises a second tab for engaging the drive when the member is at the second position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first tab has a surface that is parallel to the base when the member is at the second position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member comprises a spring component for applying a force to a side of the drive when the member is placed at the second position to secure the drive relative to the container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the spring component comprises one or more cantilever elements. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more cantilever elements are coupled to the body of the member, and form a unity configuration with the body of the member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member is rotatable about an axis that is parallel to the long side of the base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member is configured to detachably couple the drive to the container without using a screw. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the member is rotatably connected to a wall that is formed from a portion of the base by bending the portion out of a plane of the base. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises a first wall along a first side of the base, and a second wall along a second side of the base, the second side of the base being the long side of the base, wherein the first wall comprises a curvilinear portion for engagement with a side of the drive when the drive is received by the container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises an end wall, and a first wall flange extending from the wall, the first wall flange having a surface that is parallel to the base. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the container further comprises a second wall flange extending from the wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a connector rotatably coupled to one end of the base for detachably securing the apparatus to a frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the connector includes a protrusion for insertion into an opening at the frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive comprises a solid state drive. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive comprises a hard disk drive. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container is configured to receive a 7 mm drive. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A frame, comprising: a plurality of slots configured to receive respective drive storage devices; wherein one of the drive storage devices being the apparatus of claim 1. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The frame of claim 19, wherein the plurality of slots comprises at least sixteen slots configured to receive the respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The frame of claim 19, wherein the plurality of slots comprises at least forty-eight slots configured to receive the respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) A computer system having the frame of claim 19. ### Claim 23 A frame, comprising: a plurality of slots configured to receive respective drive storage devices, at least one of the drive storage devices configured to removably contain a drive; wherein a center-to-center spacing between two adjacent ones of the plurality of slots is 8.8 mm or less; and wherein the frame further comprises a horizontal surface having a plurality of openings, at least one of the openings at the horizontal surface is sized for accommodating a protrusion at a rotatable member of one of the drive storage devices. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The frame of claim 23, wherein the plurality of slots comprises at least sixteen slots configured to receive the respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The frame of claim 23, wherein the plurality of slots comprises at least forty-eight slots configured to receive the respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The frame of claim 23, wherein one of the drive storage devices comprises a container having a base for receiving the drive, the base having a long side and a short side; and a member having a first end that is rotatably coupled to the base, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end, the body of the member having a longitudinal extension that is perpendicular to the long side of the base of the container, the member rotatable relative to the base so that the member can be placed at a first position and a second position; wherein when the member is at the first position, the container allows the drive to be placed therein; and wherein when the member is at the second position, the member presses against an exterior surface of the drive to secure the drive relative to the container. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) A computer system having the frame of claim 23. ### Claim 28 A frame, comprising: at least sixteen slots configured to receive respective drive storage devices, which are configured to removably store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space, wherein one of the drive storage devices comprises a container for containing one of the drives, and a rotatable member for pressing against a side surface of the one of the drives to secure the one of the drives relative to the container; wherein the container has a base with a long side and a short side, and wherein the rotatable member has a major portion with a longitudinal extension that is perpendicular to the long side of the base of the container; and wherein the member has a free end, and wherein the member is configured to move within a plane that is perpendicular to the base. ### Claim 29 A frame, comprising: at least forty-eight slots configured to receive respective drive storage devices, which are configured to removably store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space, wherein one of the drive storage devices comprises a container for containing one of the drives, and a rotatable member for pressing against a side surface of the one of the drives to secure the one of the drives relative to the container; wherein the container has a base with a long side and a short side, and wherein the rotatable member has a major portion with a longitudinal extension that is perpendicular to the long side of the base of the container; and wherein the member has a free end, and wherein the member is configured to move within a plane that is perpendicular to the base.