Patent ID: 7261383

Claim:
A computer enclosure comprising: a cage comprising a plurality of panels, a bracket formed at one of the panels and defining a through hole therein; a side panel attached to the cage; and a latch device attached to the side panel, the latch device comprising a cover attached to the side panel, an actuator slidably received in the cover, a resilient strip attached to the cover, and a resilient member; the cover comprising a base defining at least one groove, and an end plate extending from the base, the end plate defining an aperture, the resilient strip comprising a free portion having a projection at a free end thereof, the actuator comprising a shaft extending through the aperture of the end plate, and at least one clamp extending through the groove and slidably engaging with the free portion of the resilient strip, the resilient member being disposed around the shaft between the actuator and the end plate of the cover; wherein when the actuator is slid toward the one of the panels of the cage, the at least one clamp presses the free portion of the resilient strip to resiliently deform, thereby causing the projection to withdraw from the through hole of the bracket whereby the side panel is releasable from the cage, and when the resilient member drives the actuator to slide away from the one of the panels of the cage, the free portion of the resilient strip rebounds to allow the projection to be extendable into the through hole of the bracket whereby the side panel is securable to the cage.