Patent ID: 7280352

Claim:
A drive carrier configured to receive a media drive and configured to be removably receivable in a receiving location of a computer system, the carrier comprising: a base portion; a handle portion; and a latch mechanism for securing the carrier within the receiving location, wherein the base portion and the handle portion are configured to co-operate to operate the latch mechanism on insertion and/or removal of the carrier from the receiving location, for inserting and/or removing the carrier from the receiving location and operating the latch mechanism with a single linear movement of the handle portion in a direction of insertion/removal of the drive carrier from the receiving location; wherein the handle portion is operable to move between a first position and a second position relative to the base portion to operate the latch mechanism; and wherein the handle portion and the base portion are two separate parts of the carrier that are coupled together and move independent of each other through at least part of the handle portion's movement between the first position and the second position.