Patent ID: 7242576

Claim:
A computer, comprising: a housing having an access opening; a removable access door for tool-less placement in front of the access opening in order to prevent passage through the access opening; a quick release latching mechanism configured to facilitate the mount and release of the access door to and from the housing, the quick release latching mechanism including a quick release handle that is pivotally coupled to the housing, the rotation of the handle causing the removable access door to be mounted and released to and from the housing, the quick release latching mechanism including a plurality of retention hooks located on the housing that mate with a plurality of hook receivers located on the removable access door, the retention hooks being configured to engage the hook receivers in order to hold the removable access door in front of the opening, the retention hooks being movable between an engagement position, coupling the retention hooks with the hook receivers, and a disengagement position, decoupling the retention hooks from the hook receivers, the removable access door being secured to the housing when the retention hooks and hook receivers are engaged, the removable access door being released from the housing when the retention hooks and hook receivers are disengaged, the retention hooks moving between the engagement and disengagement position via the rotation of the quick release handle, wherein the retention hooks are flanges that protrude away from the housing and the hook receivers are slots built into the access door, the slots being configured to receive the flanges therein.