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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
John P. Franz, Houston, TX (US);
Belgie B. Mcclelland, Houston, TX (US);
John P. Franz, Houston, TX (US);
Belgie B. McClelland, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fan module latching device includes a bezel, a base adapted for enclosing a fan, and a handle assembly rotatably retained between the bezel and the base. The handle assembly has a rearwardly depending cam member and a frontwardly extending handle for actuating the handle assembly between a neutral position and an actuated position. A module latch, attached to the base, includes a cam follower and at least one latching tab, the cam follower engaging the cam member such that when the handle assembly is in the neutral position the latching tab is extended outwardly with respect to the base and when the handle assembly is in the actuated position the latching tab is retracted inwardly with respect to the base.