Patent ID: 7050297

Claim:
A carrier for a peripheral device rack, comprising: a drive bracket for receiving an electronic device therein and adapted to be received in the rack, the drive bracket comprising a front plate and an adjacent side plate, said front plate and side plate respectively defining a first opening and an adjacent second opening; a bezel attached to the front plate of the drive bracket, the bezel defining an aperture corresponding to the first opening of the drive bracket; a lever comprising a handle and a main body pivotably extending through the aperture of the bezel and the first opening of the bracket, a pair of stop tabs projecting from said handle, the main body comprising an end portion, the end portion and the stop tabs located at two opposite sides of a pivot; and spring means attached between the drive bracket and the end portion of the lever; wherein when the drive bracket is slid into the rack, the stop tabs of the lever abut the rack thererby preventing the carrier from being over-inserted into the rack, and the end portion extends through the second opening of the drive bracket to engage with rack thereby securing the carrier to the rack, the spring means is elongated to pull the end portion of the lever to the drive bracket.