Patent ID: 7372693

Claim:
A data storage system, comprising: a frame; operating circuitry supported by the frame; and a power subsystem configured to power the operating circuitry, the power subsystem including (i) a power supply configured to be supported by the frame, and (ii) a power cord assembly for connecting a power supply to a power source, the power cord assembly having: a power cord which includes a first plug configured to connect to the power supply, a second plug configured to connect to the power source, and a cable interconnected between the first and second plugs; and a device configured to fasten the first plug to the frame, the device including a body configured to attach to an installation location of the frame and substantially hold the first plug at the installation location of the frame when the power supply connects with and disconnects from the plug, the body including: a first end wall, a second end wall, and lateral walls which connect the first end wall and the second end wall together; wherein, when the body substantially holds the first plug at the installation location of the frame and when the body is attached to the installation location of the frame, (i) the first end wall is configured to restrain the plug in a positive Z-direction relative to the frame, (ii) the second end wall is configured to restrain the first plug in a negative Z-direction relative to the frame, the negative Z-direction being opposite to the positive Z-direction along a Z-axis, and (iii) the lateral walls are configured to register the first plug relative to the frame in an X-Y plane which is perpendicular to the Z-axis, wherein the first plug of the power cord and the body of the device are separate components, the body of the device being configured to capture the first plug in an interference fit manner and present a physical connection interface of the first plug to the power supply for direct physical mating between the physical connection interface of the first plug and the power supply when the device fastens the first plug to the frame.