Patent ID: 11889652
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. An adapter fora computing appliance, the adapter comprising: a tray with a footprint having a predetermined width and a predetermined length, the predetermined width sized to be mounted within a server rack, the tray including a pair of sidewalls extending along a predetermined height and the predetermined length, a first surface extending along the predetermined width and the predetermined length, and a receiving area vertically offset from the first surface within the tray, the receiving area configured for receiving the computing appliance offset from the first surface; a mount positioned between the pair of sidewalls and extending from the first surface into the receiving area and along a length direction aligned with the predetermined length, the mount configured to receive the computing appliance into a received state in which the computing appliance is supported within the footprint of the tray and within the receiving area offset from the first surface within the tray, the computing appliance having a maximum width smaller than the predetermined width; a power component supported by the tray, the power component configured to couple to a power supply and provide power to the computing appliance in the received state; and a patch panel supported by the tray, the patch panel having a network port accessible from a front of the tray, the patch panel configured for communicatively coupling with the computing appliance in the received state to provide networking communication with the computing appliance through the network port.