Patent ID: 6618245
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A door assembly, adapted to be attached to a wall of a computer case having a plurality of walls that define an inside space of said computer case, and, when so attached, substantially covering an opening in said wall of said computer case, said door assembly comprising:a substantially flat plate, comprising an inwardly directed surface and an outwardly directed surface, wherein said inwardly directed surface is adapted to be directed toward said inside space of said computer case when said door is attached to said wall, wherein said door is adapted to be completely detachably attached to said wall in closing association with said opening, and wherein said flat plate is of a size that at least covers said opening when said door is attached to said wall; means to detachably connect a media drive to said door proximate to an inwardly directed surface of said substantially flat plate such that when said door is attached to said wall and is in a closed position covering at least said opening, said media drive is contained within said inside space; means on said inwardly directed surface of said substantially flat plate to space said media drive, from said flat plate; and at least one substantially â€œLâ€  shaped ramp(s) extending away from said inwardly directed surface of said substantially flat plate, wherein said â€œLâ€  shaped ramp(s) is/are adapted to be directed toward said inside space of said computer ease when said door is in a closed position; wherein a first leg of said â€œLâ€  is attached to and extends from said inwardly directed surface, and a second leg of said â€œLâ€  is attached to and extends from said first leg in a direction transverse to said first leg whereby defining a space between said inwardly directed surface and said second leg; wherein said ramp(s) is/are adapted to be inserted into a corresponding number of recesses in said wall spaced from said opening and adapted to slidingly engage at least one corresponding, substantially flat surface of said wall proximate to said recess(es); and wherein said door is adapted to be placed over said opening with said ramp(s) in said whereby engaging said â€œLâ€  shaped ramp(s) with said substantially flat surface in a recess(es) and is adapted to be slid in a direction that is substantially parallel to said wall whereby engaging said â€œLâ€  shaped ramp(s) with said substantially flat surface in a disengageable, substantially locking, relationship.