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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 02, 2023
Applicant:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);

Inventors:

John R. Grady, Cypress, TX (US);

Yinggang Du, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Labbe, Tomball, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G11B 33/123 (2013.01); H05K 7/1409 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive blank comprises a front member having a first end, a second end, a back face, and an aperture formed between the first end and the second end. The drive blank further has a first side member and a second side member each extending perpendicularly from the first end and the second end of the front member, respectively. The drive blank has a rear member extending parallel to the front member and between the first and second side members. A locking element is formed integral to the front member. The locking element comprises a looping portion having a first end and a second end and a push button formed at the second end of the looping portion and disposed in the aperture. The push button has a locking catch, releasably coupled to a latch element of a handle, to lock the handle in a closed position.


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