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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
James P. Campbell, Mead, CO (US);
Bernard A. Johnson, Broomfield, CO (US);
Donald Robert Manes, Arvada, CO (US);
Kenneth Lee Manes, Brighton, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A backplane is disclosed for attaching storage devices to the backplane that utilize removable media. The backplane is distributed and scalable. The backplane includes a generally horizontal portion for distributing electronic signals to the storage devices and a plurality of connectors coupled to said generally horizontal portion for receiving the storage devices. The storage devices are coupled to the backplane utilizing the generally horizontal portion. The storage devices are not coupled to the backplane utilizing a front or a back of any one of the storage devices such that the front and back of each storage device remain accessible when the storage devices are coupled to the backplane.