Gerald V Proctor

US Patent:

6366457, Apr 2, 2002

Filed:

Aug 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/651164

Inventors:

William Fred Otto - Apex NC
Gerald Cecil Proctor - Raleigh NC
Chen Hsuan-Tsung - Taipei Hsien, TW
Susan Pohl Wise - Leasburg NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 500

US Classification:

361685, 361798, 3122232, 439327

Abstract:

A bracket for installing a drive device within a computer housing includes first and second end panels extending along opposite sides of a lower panel. A pair of pins extending inward from the first side panel engages a pair of mounting holes in the drive device. The drive device is held with the mounting holes in engagement with the pins by means of a spring extending inward from the second end panel. The end of the drive device adjacent the second end panel is also held against an upper locating surface by a second biasing spring extending upward from the lower panel.

US Patent:

62380265, May 29, 2001

Filed:

Dec 22, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/469404

Inventors:

Jacklin Ann Adams - Cary NC
Robert Curtis Crigler - Durham NC
Peter Torgil Haughton - Chapel Hill NC
Gerald Cecil Proctor - Raleigh NC
Rodrigo Samper - Raleigh NC
Kline Whitehead - Fort Mill SC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

A47B 9700

US Classification:

3122232

Abstract:

A system for mounting components within a frame of a personal computer where access to only one side of the frame is needed to mount or remove the components with fasteners and fastening tools. The components are secured and restrained from movement in three orthogonal directions. The fasteners are mounted to the exposed side. Bracket guides and spring fingers extend from the frame to provide location and biasing forces to secure the components in their proper locations. This system requires fewer fasteners and reduces assembly time during manufacturing and/or repair. It is easier and quicker to remove and replace a defective component or one which is being upgraded in the system.