Patent ID: 7983033

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a device, comprising: two side rails configured to mechanically couple to at least two sides on an exterior of a device, wherein a given side rail includes one or more circumferential edges that define one or more holes on a surface and into an interior of the given side rail, and wherein the surface is approximately parallel to one of the at least two sides on the exterior of the device; mechanical collars configured to mechanically couple to mechanical couplers that mechanically couple the mounting assembly to a chassis in a computer system, wherein a given mechanical collar is included in a given hole in the given side rail; energy-absorbing material encapsulating the mechanical collars, wherein the energy-absorbing material is positioned between an outer surface of the given mechanical collar and an inner surface of the given hole; and at least two mechanically compliant structures protruding above a top edge of the given side rail at different positions along the top edge, wherein the mechanically compliant structures are configured to position the device in a slot in the chassis so that a bottom edge of the given side rail is in contact with the chassis, wherein the bottom edge of the given side rail does not include any protruding structures.