Patent ID: 7215506

Claim:
A hard-disk-drive (HDD) assembly comprising: a frame having exterior dimensions of length L 1 , width W 1 and height H 1 ; an HDD having an exterior height H 2 less than H 1 ; a pair of mount assemblies paired with and attached to either the sides of the frame or the ends of the frame and supporting the HDD within the frame with the HDD's height midplane being substantially coplanar with the frame's height midplane, thereby providing a spacing between the HDD's exterior height and the frame's exterior height, each mount assembly including a cantilever arm with its free end attached to the frame, the mount assemblies permitting movement of the HDD in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the disk and providing relatively high stiffness parallel to the plane of the disk; and an electrical cable within the interior of the frame and having one end connected to the HDD and the other end exposed to the frame exterior.