Patent ID: 7782606

Claim:
A hard disk drive carrier, comprising: a case adapted to be secured to a proximal end of a hard disk drive housing; a handle pivotally secured to the case intermediate a first end and a second end; a lateral follower pivotally secured to the case by a pin and slot coupling and operatively coupled to the handle by a pin and slot coupling, wherein each pin and slot coupling includes a slot slidably receiving a pin; and a spring laterally biasing a latch key on the follower towards a slot of a hard disk drive bay; wherein pivotal movement of the handle from an open position to a closed position deploys the latch key on the follower beyond a lateral edge of the case and into the slot of the hard disk drive bay and then draws the latch key in a proximal direction, and wherein pivotal movement of the handle from a closed position to an open position moves the latch key in a distal direction and then retracts the latch key from the slot of the hard disk drive housing and within a lateral edge of the case.