Computer drive bay cover with filter

Claim 1

A new and improved computer drive bay cover with filter for protecting the drive bay against damage from spills and toddlers comprising in combination: a cover plate having a front panel with a peripheral overhang therearound, the front panel having an interior face adjacent the peripheral overhang, the front panel having a plurality of linear slots cut at a slant therethrough for preventing the insertion of objects through the cover plate, the linear slots being at a slant to divert liquids spilled onto the cover, the overhang having a front portion, a rear portion and a pair of side portions, each side portion of the overhang having an interior surface with a pair of elongated projections for forming a front channel and a rear channel; a generally rectangular rear panel having an elongated front edge and an elongated rear edge, the rear panel being about 1/4 a width of the cover plate with a length equal to a length of the cover plate, the rear edge being hingedly coupled to the rear portion of the overhang for allowing movement of the cover plate with a back and forth motion with respect to the rear panel, the rear panel having a bottom side with a plurality of pile-type fasteners being adhered thereto, the pile-type fasteners of the rear panel being capable of coupling with a plurality of pile type fasteners affixed to a central processing unit housing, the rear panel being secured to the central processing unit housing for positioning of the cover plate over a drive bay of the central processing unit housing; a filter sheet having an outside surface and a peripheral end edge therearound, the filter sheet having a plurality of linear slats formed therein with each slat being separated from another slat by a linear opening, the filter sheet being sized for positioning within the rear channel of the overhang of the cover plate at the peripheral end edge thereof, the outside surface being spaced from the interior face of the cover plate with the each slat positioned behind each linear slot for aiding in fluid deflection; and an adhesive means being permanently adhered to the outside surface of the filter sheet for attracting dust particles within the cooling air entering the central process unit housing through the cover plate.