Patent ID: 6636422
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A system for mounting a data storage device to a chassis, said system comprising:a carrier having a frame and a handle assembly, said frame having a faceplate, a first rail, and a second rail, said first rail and said second rail extending from said faceplate, said first rail and second rail being configured to engage opposing sides of a data storage device, said handle assembly having a handle configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position such that, in said latched position, said handle facilitates secure mounting of said carrier to a chassis, and in said unlatched position, said handle facilitates removal of said carrier from the chassis; means for thermally conducting heat from a data storage device engaging said carrier; and a contact member formed, at least partially, of a dissipative material; wherein said first rail has a distal end, said distal end engaging said contact member such that said contact member slows a rate of electro-static discharge from said rail.