US Patent Application 17659020. SECURE HARDWARE COMPONENT RETENTION ASSEMBLY simplified abstract
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SECURE HARDWARE COMPONENT RETENTION ASSEMBLY
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Anthony Wayne Howard of Austin TX (US)
Ray Vivian Kacelenga of Cedar Park TX (US)
Isaac Qin Wang of Austin TX (US)
SECURE HARDWARE COMPONENT RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17659020 Titled 'SECURE HARDWARE COMPONENT RETENTION ASSEMBLY'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a secure hardware component retention assembly for an information handling system (IHS). The assembly includes a tray assembly that is connected to the IHS and has a coupling member and a spring element. A hardware component is attached to the tray assembly. The assembly also includes a fastening element that is connected to the IHS. When the fastening element is in a locked state, it engages with the coupling member to keep the tray assembly in a specific position inside the IHS, and the hardware component is connected to a connector of the IHS. However, when the fastening element is in an unlocked state, it disengages from the coupling member, allowing the spring element to push the tray assembly outward, moving at least a part of it outside the IHS and disconnecting the hardware component from the connector of the IHS.
Original Abstract Submitted
A secure hardware component retention assembly, including a tray assembly moveably coupled to an information handling system (IHS), the tray assembly including a coupling member and a spring element; a hardware component coupled to the tray assembly; a fastening element coupled to the IHS; wherein when the fastening element is in a first state, the fastening element is engaged with the coupling member to maintain a first positioning of the tray assembly internal to the IHS and the hardware component is engaged with a connector of the IHS, wherein when the fastening element is in a second state, the fastening element is disengaged from the coupling member such that the spring element exerts a force to translate the tray assembly so as to i) position at least a portion of the tray assembly external to the IHS and ii) disengage the hardware component from the connector of the HIS.
