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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Bryan F Howell, Austin, TX (US);
John P Busch, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth R Haven, Fremont, CA (US);
Tim O Lau, Fremont, CA (US);
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for locking and ejecting a media module in a media bay includes a locking device engaging the media module to lock the media module in a locked position in the media bay, a rod engaging the locking device to disengage the locking device from the media module, a rotating body mounted on a pivot, the pivot physically coupled to the media bay, and a first spring, the first spring generating a force against the rotating body, the force against the rotating body rotating the rotating body on disengagement of the locking device from the media module, the rotation of the rotating body ejecting the media module from the locked position.