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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:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Greg P Johnson, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361685 ; 361728 ; 361747 ; 361725 ; 312333 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for mounting a disk drive such as a hard drive, floppy drive, or CD-ROM drive to the chassis of a computer. No tools or conventional fasteners such as screws are required to install or remove a disk drive. A combination of members, including shear connectors and a deformable member, are employed to secure a disk drive.