Patent Application
20100223759
The present invention is directed to a computer chassis handle.
An computer chassis handle may comprise: (a) at least one handle portion rotatable about a first axis of rotation; and (b) at least one support portion rotatable about a second axis of rotation.
An computer chassis may comprise: (a) a computer chassis body; and (b) at least one rotatable handle.
The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
The Detailed Description below may be better understood by those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying figures in which:
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general descriptions and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention as claimed. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and together with the general description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here.
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The support portion 103 may include at least one spring 106 (e.g. a torsion spring) configured to retain the rotatable handle 101 in a retracted position relative to the computer chassis body 100A in the absence of a lifting force applied to the handle portion 102 by a user or locking of the rotatable handle 101 in an extended position, as will be discussed below. The at least one spring 106 and the at least one support hinge 105 may be operably coupled to the support portion 103 by at least one dowel pin 105A. Similarly, the at least one handle hinge 104 may be operably coupled to the handle portion 102 by at least one dowel pin 104A.
The support portion 103 may further include a locking tab 107. The handle portion 102 may include a corresponding locking recess 108.
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The locking tab 107 may include one or more arcuate surfaces 107A to facilitate the displacement of the locking tab 107 from the locking recess 108 upon retraction of the rotatable handle 101 from the extended position.
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Further, the combined depth of the actuating tab 109 and the portion of the support portion 103 defining the actuating tab receiving recess 110 may be less than or equal of the overall depth of the rotatable handle 101 allowing for the rotatable handle 101 to be retracted into a flush configuration with respect to the computer chassis body 100A.
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It is believed that the present invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood by the forgoing description. It is also believed that it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the components thereof without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention or without sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely an explanatory embodiment thereof. It is the intention of the following claims to encompass and include such changes.
