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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fraser Brown, Ayr, GB;
Ian McFarlane Denny, Greenock, GB;
Peter Andrew Smith, Skelmorlie, GB;
Gavin Wright, Inverclyde, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/700 ;
Abstract
A mounting for a computer accessory such as a hard disc drive comprises a tray (,) for accommodating the accessory (,) which can be inserted into a mounting bay in the computer against the bias of a pair of springs (,). The tray (,) carries a bezel member (,) movable along the insertion path independently of the tray to latch or unlatch the tray in place, using latching members (,) in association with latching tracks formed in the bezel, by way of a push-push action.