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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

May. 16, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Walter A. Goodman, Cary, NC (US);

Daniel P. Kelaher, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Roland K. Alo, Raleigh, NC (US);

William Beauchamp, Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G02B 6/0001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49721 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49822 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract

A drive-removal mechanism may include, but is not limited to: at least one rotatable member; and at least one drive-engaging member operably coupled to the at least one rotatable member, wherein the drive-removal mechanism is detached from at least one drive to be removed. A drive enclosure may include, but is not limited to: at least one drive-receiving member including at least one drive-receiving channel; and at least one drive-removal mechanism including: at least one rotatable member; and at least one drive-engaging member operably coupled to the at least one rotatable member, wherein the drive-removal mechanism is configured to at least partially remove at least one hot swappable drive from the at least one drive-receiving channel.


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