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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Bruce Edwin Baker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Martin Joseph Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Brian Michael Kerrigan, Cary, NC (US);
Brian Alan Trumbo, Apex, NC (US);
Bruce Edwin Baker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Martin Joseph Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Brian Michael Kerrigan, Cary, NC (US);
Brian Alan Trumbo, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A hard disk drive carrier having a latch apparatus to facilitate leveraged insertion of a hard disk drive into a receiving drive bay to an interfaced position, securing of the hard disk drive carrier in the drive bay when the hard disk drive secured to the carrier interfaces with a host computer, leveraged dislodgement of the hard disk drive from its interfaced position for removal of the hard disk drive from the drive bay, and proper positioning of the latch apparatus upon insertion of the hard disk drive carrier to ensure proper engagement of the latch apparatus with the drive bay for leveraged insertion and removal.