US Patent 7511953 Disk drive carrier assembly

A disk drive carrier assembly includes a disk drive (80), a bracket (10), and a carrier (20). The bracket includes a pair of parallel side plates (11) with a slideway defined therebetween for guiding the disk drive in a direction parallel to the side plates into the bracket. A securing opening (118) is defined in one of the side plates. The carrier includes a tray (30) for receiving the disk drive. A handle (60) is pivotably attached to the tray at an axis parallel to the side plates. A stop (68) is formed on an end of the handle for engaging with the securing opening of the bracket. A locking member (75) is rotatably attached to a free end of the handle from an inner side thereof.