Patent ID: 6050658
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G06F,G11B,H05K

Abstract:
A carrier for an electronic device, the carrier comprising a hollow casing for accommodating the electronic device, the casing having a front and a rear and being configured for sliding insertion into and out of a rack from its rear, latch means at the rear of the casing for releasably retaining the casing in the rack, an elongated latch-actuating member extending from the front of the casing to the latch means and slidable longitudinally of the casing between a first position wherein the latch means is in a latched position and a second position wherein the latch means is in an unlatched position, spring means biasing the latch-actuating member to its first position, the latch-actuating member being manually movable from its first position to its second position against the spring bias, and lock means for releasably locking the latch-actuating member in its first position, wherein the latch-actuating member moves rearwardly relative to the casing from its first position to its second position and has a rearwardly facing surface at its front end, and wherein the lock means includes a member which can be selectively positioned in front of the rearwardly facing surface to block said rearward movement.