The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Ralph Warren Jensen, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Sands, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting a computer chassis (,). A rack-mounted computer system is provided that includes at least two posts (,). A rail (,) is attached to each post (,). Each of the rails (,) includes two ribs (,) that together define a slot (,). One portion (,) of the slot (,) has a greater separation between the ribs (,). A computer component chassis (,) that needs to be mounted includes two faces (,) on its outer surface. Each face has at least one protuberance (,). The protuberances (,) are shaped to fit at least partially into the slot (,) of one of the rails (,) at the portion (,) having greater separation.