Patent ID: 7430126

Claim:
A front panel for flexibly mounting variously sized devices in a computer chassis, said front panel comprising: a first portion having a first plurality of contiguous openings formed therein, said openings comprising a plurality of vertically stacked 3-½ inch bays, at least one opening of said first plurality of openings protected by a corresponding knock out plate; a second portion adjacent to said first portion, said second portion comprising a second plurality of openings comprising a plurality of module acceptors, wherein a module acceptor of said second plurality of openings is located adjacent to a corresponding opening of said first plurality of openings, said module acceptor for receiving a corresponding module, said module acceptor comprising a first attaching mechanism for mating with a second attaching mechanism located on said corresponding module for attaching said corresponding module to said computer chassis; and wherein at least one pair comprising said module acceptor and said corresponding opening receives a front connector panel bracket that bridges across both said module acceptor and said corresponding opening.