Patent ID: 7733640

Claim:
A conversion enclosure for converting a first group of drives of a first size adapted to be received in a drive enclosure having a second group of drives of a second size, comprising: a chassis having first and second side panels, each of said side panels including a front edge and a rear edge, said first side panel being substantially parallel to and opposing said second side panel and said chassis being correspondingly received in said drive enclosure; a plurality of pairs of first and second chassis rails, the first rail of each of said pairs of chassis rails being connected to said first side panel, and the second rail of each of said pairs of chassis rails being connected to said second side panel; a plurality of pairs of slots for respectively receiving said second group of drives, wherein each slot is bounded on one side by a first plane passing through a first pair of chassis rails, and on the other side by a second plane passing through a second pair of chassis rails adjacent to the first pair of chassis rails; and a pair of engaging panels, each connected to said rear edge of said first side panel and said rear edge of said second side panel, wherein said engaging panels respectively engage said drive enclosure in response to said conversion enclosure located in said drive enclosure, and wherein each of said engaging panels has a vented area.