Patent ID: 7364244

Claim:
A system rack configured to house rack-mount modules comprising: a support structure; a carrier rail system slidingly supporting a module, the carrier rail system comprising: at least a first and a second linear slide each secured to the support structure on opposing sides of the module, wherein the first and second linear slide each comprise: a stationary slide rail fixed to the support structure, wherein the stationary slide rail comprises an aperture; a movable slide rail linear translatable relative to the stationary slide rail and fixed to the module; and a movable latching member coupled to the movable slide rail, wherein the movable latching member comprises a flat spring and a protrusion formed on a proximal end of the flat spring, wherein the flat spring is shaped such that the protrusion is biased away from the movable slide rail and toward the stationary slide rail; and wherein the aperture of the stationary slide rail is configured to latchingly receive the protrusion to latch the latching member and wherein the aperture lies within a plane that is substantially parallel to a line of translation of the movable slide rail; wherein when the protrusion is aligned with the aperture, the biased flat spring advances the protrusion into the aperture to releasably restrain the module in an interior position in the support structure, and wherein the movable latching member further comprises a user-accessible handle disposed on a proximal end of the flat spring, wherein lateral adjustment of the handle away from its biased position causes the protrusion to retract from the aperture, thereby unlatching the latching member.