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:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2001
Elizabeth B. Diaz, Woodside, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an access door assembly for a computer case in which a drive door can be easily opened, thereby allowing access to the module data storage media drive which is connected to the removable door. Advantageously, the use of an access door which is easily opened facilitates upgrade and/or maintenance and repair of the removable media drive. The media drive can be, for example, a floppy disc drive or a hard disc drive. Because of the ease of use, the access door can be opened by a person without any technical skill, thereby lowering warranty costs. Maintenance and upgrades can be done by an unskilled consumer without the necessity of either having to ship the computer back to the manufacturer or have a service technician visit the consumer.