Patent ID: 8369094
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A latch for use with a plug-in unit, the latch comprising: a head configured to retain the plug-in unit within a chassis associated with a rack system; a rigid body extending from the head configured to interface with a user's fingers; a pin extending transversely from both sides of the head into a case associated with the plug-in unit, the pin configured so that the head and the rigid body rotate around the pin as a single body when the rigid body is pulled by the user's fingers; and a lever extending from the rigid body, the lever including a detent configured to engage the case; the detent configured to restrict the head and the rigid body from rotating around the pin when the detent is engaged with the chassis; the lever operable to release the detent from the chassis; wherein the head, the rigid body, the lever, and the detent are manufactured as a single unitary body and wherein the single unitary body includes various material thicknesses to maintain rigidity in the rigid body while allowing flexibility in the lever.