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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Russell W. Aldridge, Austin, TX (US);
Russell W. Aldridge, Austin, TX (US);
National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A removable storage module including a housing that facilitates sliding of the removable storage module into and out of a slot of a modular computer device, wherein the slot includes an opening in a front panel of the modular computer device that enables the removable storage module to be installed into and removed from the slot while the modular computer device is installed in one or more slots of a computer chassis. The removable storage module also includes a latching mechanism that is selectively actuated between a locked and an unlocked position to selectively couple the removable storage module within the slot of the modular computer device during use.