公开(公告)号：US06719385B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US09483614

申请日：2000-01-14

申请人： Jacklin Ann Adams ,  Walter Adrian Goodman ,  Timothy Samuel Farrow ,  Dean Frederick Herring ,  Joseph Anthony Ho-Lung ,  William Fred Otto ,  Jeffrey Tate ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller

发明人： Jacklin Ann Adams ,  Walter Adrian Goodman ,  Timothy Samuel Farrow ,  Dean Frederick Herring ,  Joseph Anthony Ho-Lung ,  William Fred Otto ,  Jeffrey Tate ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller

IPC分类号： A47B8804

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  G06F1/184 ,  G06F1/187 ,  G11B33/08

摘要： A system for holding a device in a computer system, the computer system including a drive cage for holding the device, is disclosed. The system comprises a first rail coupled to one side of the device and adapted to fit into the drive cage and a second rail coupled to the device at a side opposite the one side and adapted to fit into the drive cage, wherein the first and second rails are coupled to the device without requiring a tool. Computer systems utilizing the system in accordance with the present invention, will be better equipped to handle the acoustic vibrations created during the operation of different types of drives such as Direct Access and Storage Devices (DASDs). Accordingly, this will enable computer system manufacturers to incorporate faster DASDs without acoustically coupling the DASD to the chassis. Furthermore, by employing a screw-less rail, PC manufacturers and users will no longer be required to use a tool to remove the attached rails. This facilitates the easy removal and reinstallation of DASDs when interchanging computer components.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将设备保持在计算机系统中的系统，该系统包括用于保持设备的驱动器仓。 该系统包括耦合到该装置的一侧并适于装配到驱动器笼中的第一轨道和在与该一侧相对的一侧相对于该装置的第二轨道，并适于装配到驱动器笼中，其中第一和第二 轨道耦合到设备而不需要工具。 利用根据本发明的系统的计算机系统将更好地配备以处理在诸如直接访问和存储设备（DASD）的不同类型的驱动器的操作期间产生的声音振动。 因此，这将使计算机系统制造商能够将更快的DASD并入DASD，而无需将DASD与机箱进行声学耦合。 此外，通过使用无螺丝钢轨，PC制造商和用户将不再需要使用工具来卸下连接的导轨。 这有助于在交换计算机组件时轻松删除和重新安装DASD。

公开(公告)号：US06997323B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-14

申请号：US10138440

申请日：2002-05-03

申请人： Mark Edmund Maresh ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller ,  Eric Allen Stegner ,  Robert W. Stegner ,  Christopher Michael Turner

发明人： Mark Edmund Maresh ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller ,  Eric Allen Stegner ,  Robert W. Stegner ,  Christopher Michael Turner

IPC分类号： B65D81/02

CPC分类号： B65D5/5069 ,  B65D2585/6837

摘要： A packaging system for a component is disclosed. The packaging system comprises a box and a compressible and shock-absorbent packing insert. The packing insert is placed in the box after nesting a component within the insert. The insert comprises a main panel, a first end tube hingedly coupled to the main panel, a second end tube hingedly coupled to the main panel opposite the first end tube, a first side tube hingedly coupled to the main panel, the first side tube being adjacent to the first end tube and a second side tube hingedly coupled to the main panel, the second side tube being adjacent to the second end tube and opposite the first side tube wherein the first and second side tube panels and the first and second side tube panels may include at one or more cutouts to enhance the flexing capability of the packing insert. Accordingly, the packing insert in accordance with the present invention employs low cost, environment friendly material to protect fragile components from any potential damage that can be caused during the shipping process.

公开(公告)号：US06976587B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-20

申请号：US10725982

申请日：2003-12-02

申请人： Ivan Neil Liverman ,  Mark Edmund Maresh ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller ,  Eric Allen Stegner ,  Robert William Stegner ,  Christopher Michael Turner

发明人： Ivan Neil Liverman ,  Mark Edmund Maresh ,  Jeffrey Jay Miller ,  Eric Allen Stegner ,  Robert William Stegner ,  Christopher Michael Turner

IPC分类号： B65D21/08 ,  B65D81/113 ,  B65D85/30 ,  B65D85/38 ,  B65D85/68 ,  B65D81/02

CPC分类号： B65D21/086 ,  B65D81/113 ,  B65D85/30 ,  B65D85/38 ,  B65D2585/6837 ,  Y02W90/11

摘要： A packaging assembly comprising a standard molded cushion solution that can accommodate variations in dimensions of predetermined products, including weight, while providing protection to an equipment component (or other fragile or breakable item) enclosed therein, ease in use during pre-packing and packing of an equipment component for transport, shock protection during transport, and is economically suited for its end use, is provided for. The present invention is a molded, cushion having interlocking columns which adjust the contacting areas of the cushion in relation to the product height and/or weight differences. The present invention is advantageously designed using specific geometries and interlocking columns which, contrary to traditional designs, benefit from the stressing and flexing characteristics of paper fiber.