Patent ID: 7318532

Claim:
A system for mounting a component in a rack comprising: a first slide member; a slam latch coupled to the first slide member, the slam latch comprising: a body; a pin movably coupled to the body, wherein the pin is configured to engage a rail of the rack to couple the first slide member to the rail; and a cocking element; and a second slide member configured to couple with the component, the second slide member configured to engage the first slide member when the second slide member is coupled to the component and the component is inserted into the rack; wherein the cocking element is configured to hold the pin in a retracted position when the cocking element is in a first position to inhibit the pin from engaging the rail, and wherein the cocking element is configured to automatically release the pin into an aperture of the rail when the slam latch is placed proximate to the rail; and wherein the cocking element comprises an armature pivotally coupled to the body of the slam latch, wherein a portion of the armature is configured to be deflected by the rail when the latch is placed on the rail, wherein the armature is configured to automatically release the pin into a hole in the rack rail when the armature is deflected by the rail by a predetermined amount.