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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Xyratex Technology Limited, Havant, GB;
Inventor:
Alexander Kay, Southsea, GB;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/128 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49764 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49998 (2015.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for supporting storage devices during manufacture. The apparatus includes structural members and plural slot carriers received in bays in the apparatus. Each slot carrier carries at least one slot arranged to receive a storage device, wherein the slot carriers are insertable and/or removable from the bays through apertures at the front of the apparatus. Clamp assemblies are arranged to releasably clamp the slot carrier to one or more structural members at the sides of the slot carrier.