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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Cuong Dac Ta, Hayward, CA (US);
Vernon P. Bollesen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Stephen Seto, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A fan shroud includes a faceplate having slots. Spacer panels and a top plate extend from the faceplate. Hook-like locking features extend from the spacer panels and locking flanges extend from the top plate. To secure a fan in place, the fan shroud is mounted to a rack of a computer system using the hook-like locking features and the locking flanges. The faceplate of the fan shroud is adjacent to and secures the fan in place.