Charles Mark Fiorella

US Patent:

D2816067, Dec 3, 1985

Filed:

Aug 19, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/524961

Inventors:

Michael J. Nuttall - Palo Alto CA
William R. Burnett - Palo Alto CA
Charles M. Fiorella - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Convergent Technologies, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

US Classification:

D14100

US Patent:

53252632, Jun 28, 1994

Filed:

Jul 22, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/734142

Inventors:

Richard Singer - Menlo Park CA
Charles Fiorella - Sunnyvale CA
Bryan Bolich - Sunnyvale CA
David Willheim - Los Gatos CA
Stephen Hobson - late of Palo Alto CA
Albert Napier - Campbell CA

Assignee:

Silicon Graphics, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H05K 710
H01R 1362
F16H 2144
G06F 116

US Classification:

361683

Abstract:

A device for installing and removing a removable computer component, such as a data storage drive or computer card, into or out of a computer housing. The device features a drive sled to which the data storage drive is mounted. A stationary carrier tray is secured to the computer housing. Interlocking angled tracks on the drive sled and the carrier tray secure the two structures together. To promote easy coupling of the drive's electrical interface connectors, the front end of the drive sled has a floating guide plate with forward-projecting locating pins, which pins are used to align the electrical connectors held by the floating guide plate. A rack and pinion mechanism is provided. The rack is disposed on the top of the carrier tray while the pinion is located on the underside of the drive sled. As the drive sled slides onto the carrier tray, the lever-actuated pinion gear engages the rack and consequently displaces the drive sled relative to the stationary carrier tray.

US Patent:

D3415740, Nov 23, 1993

Filed:

Jul 22, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/733393

Inventors:

Charles Fiorella - Sunnyvale CA
David Willheim - Los Gatos CA

Assignee:

Silicon Graphics, Inc. - Mountain View CA

US Classification:

D14102