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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1999
Jacklin Ann Adams, Cary, NC (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
John Robert Kirksey, Cary, NC (US);
William Fred Otto, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method of mounting components to a frame, such as a disk drive in the mounting frame of a personal computer shaped to receive the disk drive in a releasable fashion within the frame. A tubular spring member with a z-shaped base and outwardly-extending legs is made of a spring steel and formed with flattened leg ends fits within holes in the component to secure the component to a guide member, with the guide member mounted within the mounting frame. The disk drive component with the guide member secured by the Z-spring slides into a slot on the frame of the personal computer and is secured in place to provide a releasable assembly for replacement of the disk drive as desired.