US20070159785A1 - Positioning clamp for cd-rom drives and diskette drives - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a clamp pivotally connected to the two sides of a frame of a computer case such that a CD-ROM drive or a diskette drive is securely positioned without the need of tools.
- the primary object of the present invention is to provide a clamp located at the two sides of a frame of a computer case such that a CD-ROM drive or a diskette drive is easily and rapidly positioned without the need of tools.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the computer case of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows an external view of the clamp of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows a structural perspective view of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows a first diagram depicting the working condition of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a second diagram depicting the working condition of the present invention.
- a computer case 1 is of a horizontal-type (the computer case 1 can also be of a vertical-type,) wherein the computer case 1 forms a CD-ROM slot 111 and a diskette drive slot 112 with each of the two U-shaped frames 11 and 12 located at a corresponding bottom of the computer case 1 for inserting a corresponding CD-ROM drive A and a diskette drive B ( FIG. 3 .)
- Two slot holes A 1 and B 1 are disposed on the two sides of each of the CD-ROM drive A and the diskette drive B.
- two clamp hooks 13 and at least one clamp-hole 14 are disposed on two side-plates on the two frames 11 and 12 of the computer case 1 respectively.
- At least one triangular clamp-piece 15 is disposed on a bottom-plate of the two frames 11 and 12 respectively.
- a crooked clamp 2 can be clamped on the two frames 11 and 12 .
- a horizontal member 21 at the two ends of the clamp 2 is pivotally connected inside each of the two clamp hooks 13 .
- a hook arm 22 is bent on an exterior of each of the two horizontal members 21 respectively and extended into the clamp-hole 14 of the frame 11 and 12 , such that a clamping portion 231 extended at the two sides of a handle lever 23 can be clamped and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 of the frames 11 and 12 .
- the CD-ROM drive A and the diskette drive B are inserted into the CD-ROM slot 111 and the diskette drive slot 112 respectively, and the clamp 2 has not been clamped.
- FIG. 5 when pulling the handle lever 23 of the clamp 2 , two hook arms 22 are extended into the clamp-holes 14 of the frames 11 and 12 respectively and then fixed inside the slot hole A 1 and B 1 on the CD-ROM drive A and the diskette drive B respectively whereas each of the clamping portions 231 at the two sides of handle lever 23 is hooked and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 on the frames 11 and 12 respectively.
- the horizontal arm 21 on the clamp 2 can be displaced inside the clamp hook 13 .
- the hook arm 22 of the clamp hook 13 can be extended inside the clamp-hole 14 at the side thereof, and the two clamping portions 231 on the handle lever 23 can be clamped and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 at the side thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a positioning clamp for CD-ROM drives and diskette drives, characterized in that no tools are required, but only clamps located at the periphery of a frame are needed to easily and rapidly position the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive inside a CD-ROM slot and a diskette drive slot formed between a computer case and a computer frame
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- The present invention relates to a clamp pivotally connected to the two sides of a frame of a computer case such that a CD-ROM drive or a diskette drive is securely positioned without the need of tools.
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- Conventional CD-ROM drives and diskette drives are installed and positioned on a computer case by screws. As tools are needed to fasten the screws, it is time-consuming during assembling and disassembling, and moreover, screws are easily lost.
- The primary object of the present invention is to provide a clamp located at the two sides of a frame of a computer case such that a CD-ROM drive or a diskette drive is easily and rapidly positioned without the need of tools.
- To enable a further understanding of the objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the computer case of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 shows an external view of the clamp of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 shows a structural perspective view of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 shows a first diagram depicting the working condition of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 shows a second diagram depicting the working condition of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , acomputer case 1 is of a horizontal-type (thecomputer case 1 can also be of a vertical-type,) wherein thecomputer case 1 forms a CD-ROM slot 111 and adiskette drive slot 112 with each of the twoU-shaped frames computer case 1 for inserting a corresponding CD-ROM drive A and a diskette drive B (FIG. 3 .) Two slot holes A1 and B1 are disposed on the two sides of each of the CD-ROM drive A and the diskette drive B. Referring toFIG. 1 , twoclamp hooks 13 and at least one clamp-hole 14 are disposed on two side-plates on the twoframes computer case 1 respectively. At least one triangular clamp-piece 15 is disposed on a bottom-plate of the twoframes FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , acrooked clamp 2 can be clamped on the twoframes horizontal member 21 at the two ends of theclamp 2 is pivotally connected inside each of the twoclamp hooks 13. Then ahook arm 22 is bent on an exterior of each of the twohorizontal members 21 respectively and extended into the clamp-hole 14 of theframe clamping portion 231 extended at the two sides of ahandle lever 23 can be clamped and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 of theframes - Referring to
FIG. 4 , the CD-ROM drive A and the diskette drive B are inserted into the CD-ROM slot 111 and thediskette drive slot 112 respectively, and theclamp 2 has not been clamped. Referring toFIG. 5 , when pulling thehandle lever 23 of theclamp 2, twohook arms 22 are extended into the clamp-holes 14 of theframes clamping portions 231 at the two sides ofhandle lever 23 is hooked and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 on theframes - When the location of the slot hole A1 and B1 on the CD-ROM drive A or the diskette drive B changes, the
horizontal arm 21 on theclamp 2 can be displaced inside theclamp hook 13. In this way, thehook arm 22 of theclamp hook 13 can be extended inside the clamp-hole 14 at the side thereof, and the twoclamping portions 231 on thehandle lever 23 can be clamped and positioned on the clamp-pieces 15 at the side thereof. - It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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1. A positioning clamp for CD-ROM drives and diskette drives disposed on a CD-ROM slot and a diskette drive slot formed between a computer case and a frame for installing a CD-ROM drive and a diskette drive comprising:
two clamp hooks and at least one clamp-hole are disposed on two side-plates on the two frames, and at least one clamp-piece is disposed on a bottom-plate of the two frames respectively; a horizontal member at the two ends of the clamp is pivotally connected inside each of the two clamp hooks in the frame, and a hook arm is bent on an exterior of each of the two horizontal members respectively, and then a handle lever in the middle of the clamp is provided with two clamping portions, such that when installing the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive into the CD-ROM slot and the diskette drive slot respectively, each of the two hook arms of the clamp is extended into the corresponding clamp-hole of the frame and then fixed inside the slot hole of the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive, and then the clamping portion at the two sides of the handle lever of the clamp is hooked and positioned on the clamp-piece on the frame.
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