Patent ID: 11937395
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a retractable guide rail movably coupled to an internal wall of a chassis, wherein the retractable guide rail is configured to support a field-replaceable unit when the field-replaceable unit is installed in the chassis;
a support bracket fixed to the internal wall of the chassis and aligned with the retractable guide rail within the chassis; and
a locking bracket movably coupled to the support bracket, wherein the locking bracket is configured to:
engage the retractable guide rail in an expanded position along the internal wall of the chassis when the field-replaceable unit is not installed in the chassis, wherein the support bracket includes a spring that is coupled to the locking bracket and causes the locking bracket to engage the retractable guide rail in the expanded position when the field-replaceable unit is not installed in the chassis; and
disengage the retractable guide rail as the field-replaceable unit depresses the locking bracket during installation in the chassis such that the retractable guide rail moves to a retracted position along the internal wall of the chassis.