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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Robert J. Neville, Jr., Mendon, MA (US);
Maida Boudreau, Brimfield, MA (US);
William Depatie, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Phil Lariviere, Woonsocket, RI (US);
Rafael Yepez, Boston, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A computer assembly comprises a base frame which is generally U-shaped in cross-section and a box-shaped primary unit console which is fixedly mounted on the base frame. The secondary unit comprises a secondary unit console which is slidably mounted on the base frame of the primary unit about a pair of ball bearing slides. A plurality of power supplies are slidably disposed within the primary unit console, each power supply comprising a housing, power supply electronics disposed within the housing and a handle assembly pivotally mounted on the housing. A power switch assembly is mounted on the base frame of the primary unit and comprises a T-shaped metal pawl coupled to a power knob. In use, the metal pawl can be rotated by the power knob between a first position in which the metal pawl electrically and mechanically engages a locking block formed on the secondary unit console and a second position in which the metal pawl electrically and mechanically disengages from the locking block. With the secondary unit console disengaged from the primary unit console, electronic components held within the secondary unit console can be accessed for upgrading or replacement over the life of the computer assembly through a pivotable access panel.