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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ty Schmitt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jerry Gandre, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H05K / ; F16H / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361683 ; 361684 ; 361685 ; 361727 ; 74109 ; 3123321 ; 439157 ;
Abstract
A computer device carrier door and bay filler panel combination for sealing a bay in a computer chassis. The door and filler combination includes a door having a mount attached thereto, and a mounting rail for engaging the mount. The rail has an arcuate alignment channel with one open end and an attached rack. The mount includes a pinion gear to rotatably engage the rack as the door is opened and closed and a guide pin which enters the open end of the channel when the door is open and travels within the channel as the door is opened and closed.