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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Brandon Rubenstein, Loveland, CO (US);
Eugene A. Miksch, Loveland, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A drive unit quick release apparatus is provided on one guide rail of a pair of guide rails mounted to the drive unit for engaging and releasing a drive unit from a chassis. The apparatus includes a resilient cantilevered arm mounted to the drive unit, an engaging structure positioned on the arm to selectively maintain the drive unit in the chassis, and a lever connected to the resilient arm to facilitate disengaging the engagement structure and removing the drive unit from the chassis. The lever is positioned generally perpendicular to the resilient arm and to the axis of travel of the drive unit out of a bay in the chassis. In this configuration, a force applied to the lever causes the resilient arm to flex inwardly and disengage the engaging structure from a retaining slot in the chassis. Additionally, the continued application of the force to the lever moves the attached drive unit out of the chassis.