Mounting rail retaining pin aperture

Claim 2

A computer system comprising: a system processor; a carrier bay frame defining a carrier bay for removably storing a carrier, the carrier including a peripheral device to be electrically coupled to the system processor; a mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be secured in the carrier bay; a retaining device including a retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the carrier bay; wherein the mounting rail defines an aperture, the retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the carrier bay; wherein the retaining device is key actuated.

Claim 3

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the aperture is located above the guide rail.

Claim 4

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the mounting rail has a front end and a back end, the front end located at a front side of the carrier bay, the aperture located towards the front end of the mounting rail.

Claim 5

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the aperture is rectangular shaped.

Claim 6

The computer system of claim 1 wherein: the retaining pin has a cross section; the aperture has a form; the cross section of the retaining pin matching the form of the aperture.

Claim 7

The computer system of claim 1 wherein mounting rail has a generally elongated form, the guide rail running in the general direction of the elongation of the elongated form, the aperture being defined as generally perpendicular to the elongation.

Claim 8

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the peripheral is a hard disk drive, the hard disk drive accessible by the processor when the carrier is in the secured position.

Claim 9

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the retaining device includes a retaining bar, the retaining pin connected to the retaining bar, the retaining bar being movable by a user from the exterior of the computer system to secure the carrier in the carrier bay.

Claim 10

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the carrier bay frame defines a second carrier bay, the computer system further including: a second mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be stored in the second carrier bay; wherein the retaining device includes a second retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the second carrier bay; wherein the second mounting rail defines a second aperture, the second retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the second carrier bay.

Claim 11

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the carrier includes a pivotally attached door, the retained surface of the carrier is located on the pivotally attached door.

Claim 12

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the mounting rail is removably attached to the carrier bay frame.

Claim 13

The computer system of claim 1 wherein: the retaining pin has an end portion; when the retaining pin is in an unsecured position, the end of the retaining pin resides within the aperture; when the retaining pin is moved to secure the carrier, the end of the pin moves from its position when the retaining pin is in an unsecured position, through the remaining portion of the aperture and out of a side of the aperture adjacent to the carrier.

Claim 14

The computer system of claim 1 wherein: the retaining pin is movable by the retaining device between a secured position wherein the retaining pin secures a carrier in the carrier bay and an unsecured position wherein when the retaining pin is not securing the carrier; the unsecured position of the retaining pin is the farthest away position of the retaining pin from the secured position that the retaining device can move the retaining pin; the retaining pin has an end portion; when the retaining pin is in the unsecured position, the end of the retaining pin resides within the aperture.

Claim 15

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the mounting rail is operably mountable on two opposite sides of the carrier bay.

Claim 16

The computer system of claim 14 wherein: the mounting rail further defines a second aperture, wherein when the mounting rail is mounted on a first opposite side of the carrier bay, the aperture receiving the retaining pin to secure the carrier in the bay; when the mounting rail is mounted on a second opposite side of the carrier bay, the second aperture receiving the retaining pin to secure the carrier in the bay.

Claim 17

The computer system of claim 1 wherein the mounting rail further comprises: a second guide rail located above the guide rail, the second guide rail and the guide rail run in a generally parallel direction along the mounting rail, at an end portion of the mounting rail, the second guide rail widens out, the widening out of the second guide rail at the end portion eases the insertion of a portion of the carrier in the bay between the guide rails during the insertion of the carrier into the carrier bay; wherein the aperture is defined as being located in the mounting rail interior to the end portion.

Claim 18

The computer system of claim 1 further comprising: a second mounting rail attached to the carrier frame on an opposite side of the carrier bay from the mounting rail, the second mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging the carrier.

Claim 19

A computer system comprising: a system processor; a carrier bay frame defining a carrier bay for removably storing a carrier, the carrier including a peripheral device to be electrically coupled to the system processor; a mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be secured in the carrier bay; a retaining device including a retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the carrier bay; an aperture frame, the aperture frame attached to the mounting rail, the aperture frame defining the aperture; wherein the retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the carrier bay.

Claim 20

A computer system comprising: a system processor; a carrier bay frame defining a carrier bay for removably storing a carrier, the carrier including a peripheral device to be electrically coupled to the system processor; a mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be secured in the carrier bay; a retaining device including a retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the carrier bay; an aperture frame, the aperture frame attached to the mounting rail, the aperture frame defining the aperture; wherein the retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the carrier bay.

Claim 21

The computer system of claim 18 further comprising: a stiffening rib attached to the aperture frame and the a portion of the mounting rail adjacent to the aperture frame, the stiffening rib providing structural support for the aperture frame with respect to the mounting rail.

Claim 22

The computer system of claim 18 wherein the retaining device is key actuated.

Claim 23

The computer system of claim 18 wherein the aperture frame is integrally formed with the mounting rail.

Claim 24

A computer system comprising: a system processor; a carrier bay frame defining a carrier bay for removably storing a carrier, the carrier including a peripheral device to be electrically coupled to the system processor, wherein the carrier bay frame defines a second carrier bay; a mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be secured in the carrier bay; a retaining device including a retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the carrier bay; a second mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be stored in the second carrier bay; wherein the retaining device includes a second retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the second carrier bay; wherein the mounting rail defines an aperture, the retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the carrier bay; wherein the second mounting rail defines a second aperture, the second retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the second carrier bay; wherein the retaining device includes a retaining bar, the first and second retaining pins connected to the retaining bar, the retaining bar being movable to a secured position by a user from the exterior of the computer system to move the first retaining pin to retain a surface on a first carrier in a secured position in the first carrier bay and to move a second retaining pin to retain a surface on a second carrier in a secured position in the second carrier bay.

Claim 25

A computer system comprising: a system processor; a carrier bay frame defining a carrier bay for removably storing a carrier, the carrier including a peripheral device to be electrically coupled to the system processor, wherein the carrier bay frame defines a second carrier bay; a mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be secured in the carrier bay; a retaining device including a retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the carrier bay; a second mounting rail attached to the carrier frame, the mounting rail including a guide rail for engaging a carrier to be stored in the second carrier bay; wherein the retaining device includes a second retaining pin that is movable to secure a carrier in the second carrier bay; wherein the mounting rail defines an aperture, the retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the carrier bay; wherein the second mounting rail defines a second aperture, the second retaining pin extends through the aperture to retain a surface of the carrier when the carrier is secured in the second carrier bay; wherein the retaining device includes a retaining bar, the first and second retaining pins connected to the retaining bar, the retaining bar being movable to a secured position by a user from the exterior of the computer system to move the first retaining pin to retain a surface on a first carrier in a secured position in the first carrier bay and to move a second retaining pin to retain a surface on a second carrier in a secured position in the second carrier bay.

Claim 26

The computer system of claim 22 wherein the retaining bar is movable to a secured position by a key actuated cam.