Patent ID: 8867213
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A system for securing a server to a server rack, the system comprising: the server for use in a computing system, the server comprising an extended portion; a quick release tab on each of two opposite sides of the server, wherein each quick release tab is reversibly extendable from the side of the server, configured to adopt an extended or a retracted position, and in the retracted position, each quick release tab is contained within the corresponding side of the server; and the server rack for housing the server, the rack comprising: a back wall comprising a slot integrally forming a depression in the rack, the slot configured to fit the extended portion of the server, to prevent the server from pushing too far into the rack, to secure the server to the back wall of the rack when the server is installed in the rack, and to mechanically support the weight of the server; and two side walls located on opposite sides of the back wall respectively, each side wall comprising a plurality of cutouts; the plurality of cutouts are bent inward from the corresponding side walls of the rack and form a plurality of shelves for holding the server and an opening on each side wall for receiving the corresponding quick release tab.