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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Mark H. Ruch, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Earl W. Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark H. Ruch, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Earl W. Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an ejection mechanism for ejecting a removable module from a piece of equipment includes a two-part ejection lever including a first lever portion that is snap fit to a second lever portion, wherein the first lever portion can separate from the second portion when a user pulls on the ejection lever in an attempt to eject the removable module when the module has been locked within the equipment.