Computer peripheral device mounting arrangement with two locking elements

Abstract

A computer peripheral device mounting arrangement has a pair of computer peripheral device mounts. Each computer peripheral device mount includes a computer peripheral device side bracket that is mounted on an exterior sidewall of the computer peripheral device. Each computer peripheral device mount also includes a drive bay bracket fixedly positioned in a drive bay. Clips and slots provide a non-locking securement arrangement on the computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket. The computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket of each computer peripheral device mount is secured by a single screw that prevents relative movement between the computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket.

1 . A computer peripheral device mounting arrangement, comprising: 
 a pair of computer peripheral device mounts, each computer peripheral device mount including:    a computer peripheral device side bracket mountable on an exterior side wall of a computer peripheral device;    a drive bay bracket fixedly positioned in a drive bay;    a non-locking securement arrangement on the computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket that non-lockingly secures the computer peripheral device side bracket to the drive bay bracket; and    only a single locking element that locks the computer peripheral device side bracket to the drive bay bracket and prevents relative movement therebetween.    
     
     
         2 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the single locking element is a screw.  
     
     
         3 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein the screw is a self-locating screw.  
     
     
         4 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 3 , wherein the non-locking securement arrangement includes at least one clip on one of the computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket, and at least one corresponding slot on the other of the computer peripheral device side bracket and the drive bay bracket.  
     
     
         5 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 4 , wherein the clip and the slot are configured for sliding engagement.  
     
     
         6 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the computer peripheral device side bracket has a vertical panel with computer peripheral device attachment elements for attaching the computer peripheral device side bracket to a side of a computer peripheral device.  
     
     
         7 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 6 , wherein the computer peripheral device attachment elements include a plurality of tabs extending perpendicularly from the computer peripheral device bracket vertical panel.  
     
     
         8 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 7 , wherein the tabs are configured to attach the computer peripheral device side bracket to a computer peripheral device by interference fit of the tabs into screw holes in the computer peripheral device.  
     
     
         9 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the drive bay bracket includes a vertical panel and a drive bay mounting base extending perpendicularly from the drive bay bracket vertical panel and forming a mounting surface to a drive bay.  
     
     
         10 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 9 , wherein the drive bay bracket further includes an engagement panel extending perpendicularly from the drive bay bracket vertical panel, the computer peripheral device side bracket further includes an engagement panel extending perpendicularly from the computer peripheral device side bracket vertical panel, and the at least one clip being provided on one of the drive bay bracket engagement panel and the computer peripheral device bracket engagement panel and the at least one slot being provided on the other of the drive bay bracket engagement panel and the computer peripheral device bracket engagement panel, the at least one slot and the at least one clip positioned to provide non-locking securement by engagement of the clip to the slot upon sliding of the computer peripheral device bay bracket relative to the drive bay bracket.  
     
     
         11 . The computer peripheral device mounting arrangement of  claim 10 , further comprising a screw hole in each of the computer peripheral device bracket engagement panel and the drive bay bracket engagement panel, the screw holes registering upon full engagement of the clip with the slot, the screw holes configured for receiving the screw.  
     
     
         12 . A method of mounting a computer peripheral device within a drive bay, comprising the steps: 
 providing a pair of drive bay brackets in a drive bay;    attaching a pair of computer peripheral device side brackets to a computer peripheral device;    positioning the computer peripheral device and computer peripheral device side brackets between the drive bay brackets;    non-lockingly securing each one of the computer peripheral device side brackets to a respective one of the drive bay brackets; and    locking each one of the computer peripheral device side brackets to the respective one of the drive bay brackets with only a single locking element.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the step of locking includes registering a screw hole in each one of the computer peripheral device side brackets to a screw hole in the respective one of the drive bay brackets and screwing a screw into the registered screw holes, each screw forming a respective one of the single locking elements.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein each one of the computer peripheral device side brackets includes at least one engagement element and each one of the drive bay brackets includes a complementary engagement element that interacts with the engagement element.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the step of non-lockingly securing includes laterally sliding the computer peripheral device and the computer peripheral device side brackets with respect to the drive bay brackets to engage the engagement elements with the respective complementary engagement elements.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the engagement elements are one of a clip or a slot, and the complementary engagement elements are the other of a clip or a slot.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of attaching a pair of computer peripheral device side brackets to a computer peripheral device includes pushing tabs extending from the computer peripheral device side brackets into screw holes in a computer peripheral device side, the tabs fitting into the screw holes with an interference fit that secures the computer peripheral device side brackets to the computer peripheral device.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the step of providing drive bay brackets in a drive bay includes fixedly mounting the drive bay brackets to a drive bay with a space between the drive bay brackets that accommodates a computer peripheral device and attached computer peripheral device side brackets with an interference fit.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the step of positioning the computer peripheral device and the computer peripheral device side brackets includes moving the computer peripheral device and the attached computer peripheral device side brackets in a vertical direction into the space between the drive bay brackets.  
     
     
         20 . A computer peripheral device mounting arrangement, comprising: 
 drive bay brackets in a drive bay; and    means for mounting a computer peripheral device to the drive bay brackets.