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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
David K. Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
William W. Ruckman, San Jose, CA (US);
Brett C. Ong, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
William W. Ruckman, San Jose, CA (US);
Brett C. Ong, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for provision of an efficient, effective, and/or flexible removable HDD cartridge. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for holding a removable assembly () is disclosed. The apparatus comprising: a cage () to hold the assembly, a cage bracket () slideably engaging the cage (), and a latch () coupled to the cage. The cage may include a plurality of slide receptacles (). The assembly may include a plurality of slides () slideably engaging the plurality of slide receptacles (). The cage bracket may be mountable on an external device. The latch may include a latch cap () and a locking lip (). The locking lip may engage a receptacle () on the cage bracket to lock together the cage bracket and the cage.