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Front security knob for a computer memory module

Granted 19 Jun 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP · originally Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Inventors: Minh H. Nguyen, Alan B. Doerr, Qiang Wang · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/235,639
filed 3 Aug 2005
Publication
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US D544866
granted 19 Jun 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a partial front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a partial front perspective view of a front security knob for a computer memory module showing our new design illustrated in an intermediate position between a lock position and a release position. The module portion is shown broken away;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in a lock position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in a release position;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in an intermediate position between a lock position and a release position;

FIG. 5 is a top elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in an intermediate position between a lock position and a release position as illustrated in FIGS. 1 , 4 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in the context of a front latching arm disposed in a latched position that is secured by a lock position as illustrated in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is a partial front perspective view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in the context of a front latching arm disposed in a released latch position permitted by a release position of the front security knob as illustrated in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 8 is a bottom elevational view thereof, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in an intermediate position between a lock position and a release position as illustrated in FIGS. 1 , 4 , wherein the front security knob is illustrated in context of a front latching arm disposed in a release latch position permitted by a release position of the front security knob as illustrated in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 9 is a partial front perspective view thereof, wherein the computer memory module is illustrated in context of a rack mountable computer, e.g., a server, that can be mounted in a rack computer system, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in a lock position as illustrated in FIG. 2 ; wherein the front latching arm is disposed in a latched position as illustrated in FIG. 6 that is secured by a lock position of the front security knob; and,

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof, wherein the computer memory module is illustrated in the context of a rack mountable computer, eg., a server, that can be mounted in a rack computer system, wherein the front security knob is illustrated in a lock position as illustrated in FIG. 2 ; wherein the front latching arm is disposed in a latched position as illustrated in FIG. 6 that is secured by a lock position of the front security knob.

In these drawings, the solid lines illustrate the claimed ornamental design, whereas the broken lines illustrate environmental features that form no part of the claimed ornamental design of the subject embodiment.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/438

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