Patent ID: 8531828

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a storage device having at least one electrical connector and at least one first engagement structure separate from the at least one electrical connector; and a carrier to receive the storage device, wherein the carrier has at least one pivotable panel that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, the panel having at least one second engagement structure to mechanically engage with the at least one first engagement structure if the panel is in the closed position, and the at least one second engagement structure being released from the at least one first engagement structure if the panel is in the open position, wherein the carrier has a fastening mechanism to lock the pivotable panel in the closed position, and the fastening mechanism includes a locking member pivotable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking member is engaged with the pivotable panel when in the locked position, the locking member pivotable in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of pivoting of the pivotable panel, wherein the pivotable panel of the carrier is one of plural side panels of the carrier, and wherein an open side of the carrier is provided without a panel to enable the electrical connector of the storage device to make an electrical connection through the open side with a corresponding connector of a system, and wherein the carrier is configured without a top panel so that the carrier has an open top.