Abstract: An eye-bolt assembly includes an eye bolt and a base portion. The eye bolt includes a ring portion, a stem portion, and at least one winged extension. The ring portion is attached a first end of the stem portion. The at least one winged extension is attached to a second end of the stem portion. The base portion receives and securely locks the eye bolt therein. The base portion includes a collar and a platform secured to the collar. The collar forms a first aperture therein. The platform forms a second aperture therein. The platform includes a spring being located at least partially within the second aperture. A first end of the spring is attached to the platform. The second aperture formed in the platform is in spaced communication with the first aperture formed in the collar.

Abstract: A computing system is disclosed. The computing system includes a housing configured to receive a plurality of electronic components including a first electronic component and a second electronic component; and a divider wall assembly mounted to the housing to separate the first electronic component from the second electronic component. The divider wall assembly includes a plurality of sheets including a first sheet and a second sheet, each sheet of the plurality of sheets having a sheet through-hole, a coupling rod positioned between the first and second sheets, the coupling rod having a flat surface formed between cylindrical ends, the coupling rod having a rod through-hole on the flat surface, the rod through-hole being perpendicular to an axis of the coupling rod, and a fastener fixedly attaching the plurality of sheets and the coupling rod, the fastener being inserted through the sheet through-hole of each sheet and the rod through-hole.

Abstract: A retractable module includes a pair of bases spaced apart and a tube positioned between the bases. The tube is configured to rotate about its center axis relative to the bases. The retractable module includes a latch including one or more prongs. The latch is configured to move between a release position and a fixed position. The retractable module includes a first spring configured to urge the tube to rotate in a first direction. The first spring includes a first end and a second end. The first end being fixed to one base of the bases, and the second end being fixed to the tube. The retractable module further includes a sheet wrapped around the tube. The sheet is configured to unwrap from around the tube as the tube rotates in the second direction and wrap around the tube as the tube rotates in the first direction.

Abstract: A ruler device module is disclosed that includes top and bottom plates that are parallel, with the bottom plate defining a tray where the bottom plate extends beyond the top plate. The module further includes a pair of side plates on opposite sides of, and extending between, the top and bottom plate, with each side plate including a slot. Partitions are perpendicular to and between the top and bottom plates forming bays between adjacent partitions and the top and bottom plates. A handle structure is between the top and bottom plates and includes a handle configured to rotate between a recessed position and a use position. A nut structure is between the top plate and the bottom plate. The nut structure includes an aperture configured to engage a fastener of a chassis to secure the ruler device module to the chassis.

Abstract: A die-cast cooling device for protecting a computer assembly is disclosed. The die-cast cooling device includes a cooling plate, a plurality of die-cast fins, an opening formed on the cooling plate, and a cover coupled to the cooling plate. The cooling plate extends between two side walls, and the cooling plate and the side walls are arranged to form a protective space for computing components. The plurality of die-cast fins are formed on the cooling plate, extending away from the protective space. The opening provides access to the protective space. The cover is movable between a closed position and an open position, the cover preventing access to the protective space in the closed position, and the cover providing access to the protective space in the open position.

Abstract: A device tray including an inner tray, an enclosure, a linkage assembly, and a handle assembly is disclosed. The inner tray has a first base and walls defining a first receptacle adapted for receiving an electronic device. The enclosure has a second base and walls defining a second receptacle adapted for slidably retaining the inner tray. The linkage assembly includes a first linking member hingeably coupled to the second base, a second linking member coupled with the first linking member at a hinged joint, and a slider movably coupled with the second base along a linear path. The slider is hingeably coupled to the second linking member. The handle assembly is coupled to the slider and causing, in response to a manual force, the slider to move along the linear path and rotate the enclosure between a closed position and an open position.

Abstract: Cable release devices and methods are disclosed. The device includes a frame defining an aperture. The frame is sized to fit around a connector on a printed circuit board (PCB) within a computer system with the connector extending into the aperture. The device further includes a post extending from the frame. The device further includes a lever connected to the post. The lever includes a first end positioned such that the first end aligns with a latch of a cable when the cable is connected to the connector and when the frame is around the connector such that actuation of the lever causes the lever to depress the latch. The actuation causes the release of the cable from being retained by the connector.

Abstract: A handle assembly includes a bracket, a first handle movably coupled to the bracket, and a second handle movably coupled to the bracket. The bracket can be movably coupled to a housing of a computing device. The first handle is movable between an insertion orientation and an ejection orientation. The second handle is movable between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation and includes a locking structure to lock the expansion card within the housing. When the bracket is coupled to the housing, movement of the first handle between the insertion orientation and the ejection orientation causes the bracket and the second handle to move linearly within the housing. Movement of the second handle between the locked orientation and the unlocked orientation causes the locking structure to move between a locked position and an unlocked position.

Abstract: A rail mounting assembly for supporting a pair of electrical components on a case of a server is disclosed. The assembly includes a first mounting structure for receiving a first electrical component; a second mounting structure for receiving a second electrical component; and a single rail fixed between the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure, the single rail having an I-shaped cross-section. The single rail includes a first groove configured to engage with the first electrical component when the first electrical component is mounted to the first mounting structure, and a second groove configured to engage with the second electrical component when the second electrical component is mounted to the second mounting structure. A distance between the first electrical component engaged with the first groove and the second electrical component engaged with the second groove is less than 5 mm, preferably equal to or less than 4 mm.

Abstract: A drive tray assembly is disclosed for placing drives (e.g., hard disk drives) in a computer chassis in a rotated orientation and without the need for additional tools. A tray base holding a drive can be slid into a receiving space of the chassis in a longitudinal direction. An installation lever rotatably attached to the tray base includes a shaft that engages a corresponding receiving slot of the receiving space. After the tray base is inserted, rotation of the installation lever to a closed position causes the tray base, and thus the drive, to move in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A release lever rotatably attached to the tray base can secure the installation lever in the closed position until the release lever is rotated, freeing the installation lever to move to the open position in which the drive tray may be removed from the chassis.

Abstract: A bracket assembly for installation of equipment is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes a female bracket with a receptacle and a recess in a wall of the receptacle; and a male bracket with a locking mechanism and a housing adapted to fit in the receptacle. The housing has walls defining a cavity. The locking mechanism has a latching member, a sliding member, and a shaft. The latching member is pivotable between an unlocked position and a locked position. When in the locked position, a first end of protrudes from the housing and rests in the recess. The sliding member moves along a vertical axis between two positions. When in a lower position, the sliding member presses a second end of the latching member to cause the first end to pivot into the unlocked position. The shaft extends along the vertical axis and is configured to manipulate the sliding member.

Abstract: An adjustable bracket for enclosing an open frame power supply unit (PSU) is disclosed. The adjustable bracket includes a first bracket section having a first primary plate and a first secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the first primary plate; and a second bracket section having a second primary plate and a second secondary plate extending generally vertically from one end of the second primary plate, the first secondary plate and the second secondary plate being generally parallel such that the first secondary plate faces the second secondary plate. The second primary plate is movably coupled to the first primary plate such that the adjustable bracket can be in a compact, intermediately extended, or fully extended configuration by adjusting the bracket according to a width of the open frame PSU, the width being different for a first open frame PSU than for a second open frame PSU.

Abstract: A drive tray assembly is disclosed for placing drives (e.g., hard disk drives) in a computer chassis in a rotated orientation and without the need for additional tools. The drive tray assembly includes an outer tray on a hinge capable of being rotated away from the computer chassis during drive changes. An inner tray, upon which a drive may be placed, is coupled to the outer tray. When the outer tray is moved to a closed position within the computer chassis, pressing on a handle can cause the inner tray to move from a disengaged position to an engaged position, thus connecting the drive to a drive backplane within the computer chassis.

Abstract: A riser bracket for a computing device includes a plurality of structural members configured to receive a computing component and an adjustable fixing bracket mechanically coupled to the plurality of structural members. The adjustable fixing bracket has a plurality of configurations that includes a first configuration and a second configuration. The adjustable fixing bracket has a first height in the first configuration that is greater than a second height in the second configuration. The adjustable fixing bracket includes a first slide bracket that is slidably mounted to a support bracket. The support bracket is fixed relative to the first slide bracket and the plurality of structural members. The first slide bracket is slidable along the support bracket to change the adjustable fixing bracket between the first configuration and the second configuration.

Abstract: A cable distribution box includes a base plate, a proximal wall extending from a first side of the base plate, a distal wall extending from a second side of the base plate, a latch formed on a third side of the base plate, and a cover plate extending from the proximal wall. The latch is configured to secure the cable distribution box to a chassis. The cover plate has a center portion that projects towards the base plate, such that the center portion is configured to wrap a cable thereon. The cover plate is foldable along a length of the proximal wall, relative to the base plate in a clamshell fashion, to enclose the wrapped cable between the cover plate and the base plate. The cover plate includes a locking mechanism that is configured to engage the distal wall, and secure the cover plate onto the base plate.

Abstract: An apparatus simulates cable routing for determining signal integrity between electronic components within a computer chassis. The apparatus includes a base plate simulating a computer chassis base. The base plate includes a top surface. The apparatus further includes a plurality of reconfigurable mounting fixtures, each allowing temporary mounting of a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) to a respective reconfigurable mounting fixture. Each of the plurality of reconfigurable mounting fixtures is temporarily mountable anywhere on the top surface of the base plate. The apparatus further includes a cable having a first end connector that allows a connection to a first PCBA, and a second end connector that allows a connection to a second PCBA.

Abstract: A swivel bracket assembly and a method for installing an electrical component to a riser bracket assembly are disclosed. The swivel bracket assembly includes a baseplate; a swivel bracket rotatably attached to the baseplate, the swivel bracket being rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and pads attached to the swivel bracket, at least one of the pads being configured to contact and support the electrical component attached to the riser bracket assembly when the swivel bracket is in the closed position. A method for installing an electrical component to a riser bracket assembly includes receiving the electrical component into a slot of a riser circuit board and pivoting a swivel bracket rotatable coupled to a baseplate from an open position to a closed position to support the electrical component secured to the riser bracket assembly.

Abstract: A carrier for solid state devices includes a plurality of panels, at least one gate, and an addition. The plurality of panels includes a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel. The at least one gate is attached to the second panel and the third panel. The at least one gate is configured to be in one of a first position or a second position. When the at least one gate is in the first position, an opening for receiving solid state devices is at least partially occluded to a first width that is smaller than a length of one of the solid state devices. When the at least one gate is in the second position, the opening for receiving the solid state devices is increased to a second width that is larger than the length of the one of the solid state devices.

Abstract: A bracket module and a computing device including the bracket module are disclosed. The bracket module includes a housing structure. The housing structure includes a plurality of slots. Each slot is configured to accept a device inserted therein. The housing structure is configured for attachment in a chassis of the computing device. The bracket module further includes a tray structure. The tray structure includes a fixed end connected to the housing structure and a free end opposite from the fixed end. The tray structure is configured to rotate relative to the housing structure about the fixed end. The bracket module further includes at least one fastener configured to engage the tray structure with the housing structure in an open position.

Abstract: A swivel bracket assembly and a method for installing an electrical component to a riser bracket assembly are disclosed. The swivel bracket assembly includes a baseplate; a swivel bracket rotatably attached to the baseplate, the swivel bracket being rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and pads attached to the swivel bracket, at least one of the pads being configured to contact and support the electrical component attached to the riser bracket assembly when the swivel bracket is in the closed position. A method for installing an electrical component to a riser bracket assembly includes receiving the electrical component into a slot of a riser circuit board and pivoting a swivel bracket rotatable coupled to a baseplate from an open position to a closed position to support the electrical component secured to the riser bracket assembly.