International Business Machines Corporation

Gerald Cecil Proctor

Rodrigo Samper

William Fred Otto

Jacklin Ann Adams

Susan Pohl Wise

Peter Torgil Haughton

Robert Curtis Crigler

Chen Hsuan-Tsung

Kline Whitehead

A bracket for installing a drive device within a computer housing includes first and second end panels extending along opposite sides of a lower panel. A pair of pins extending inward from the first side panel engages a pair of mounting holes in the drive device. The drive device is held with the mounting holes in engagement with the pins by means of a spring extending inward from the second end panel. The end of the drive device adjacent the second end panel is also held against an upper locating surface by a second biasing spring extending upward from the lower panel.

Bracket for mounting a computer drive device

A system for mounting components within a frame of a personal computer where access to only one side of the frame is needed to mount or remove the components with fasteners and fastening tools. The components are secured and restrained from movement in three orthogonal directions. The fasteners are mounted to the exposed side. Bracket guides and spring fingers extend from the frame to provide location and biasing forces to secure the components in their proper locations. This system requires fewer fasteners and reduces assembly time during manufacturing and/or repair. It is easier and quicker to remove and replace a defective component or one which is being upgraded in the system.

System for mounting components in a computer chassis

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Gerald Cecil Proctor