Patent ID: 9383784
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for housing a hard-disk drive (“HDD”), comprising: a tray having a base, a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the front panel situated perpendicular to the base, the first side panel situated opposite to the second side panel across the base and adjacent to the front panel, wherein each of the first side panel and the second side panel includes a track along longitudinal edges of the first and the second side panels, wherein the tray is configured to be pluggable into a rack; a U-shaped semi-flexible anchoring (“USA”) frame having a front piece, a first strip, and a second strip, one end of the front piece coupled to the first strip and another end of the front piece coupled to the second strip, wherein the first strip is configured to be fitted inside the track of the first side panel, wherein the track of the first side panel facilitates the first strip to slide along the first side panel, wherein the USA frame is made of shock absorbable material capable of providing shock protection to the HDD; and a HDD having at least two mounting holes on each side of the HDD and able to seat inside the USA frame which is supported by the tray, wherein portions of the first strip and the second strip flexibly tilt away from the HDD when the device is in a pullout configuration.