Information handling system having an ergonomic plunger for a server planar board
View Patent ↗An information handling includes a plunger that secures a server planar board within the information handling system. The plunger includes a nut, a body, a rod, and a cap. The nut tightens toward the body and holds the server planar board between the nut and the body. The rod securely holds the server planar board within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in a locked position, and enables the server planar board to be removed from within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in an unlocked position. The cap includes a handle to provide a surface for a force to be exerted to cause the plunger to move from the locked position to the unlocked position.
1. A plunger to secure a server planar board within an information handling system, the plunger comprising:
a nut;
a body in physical contact with the nut, the nut to tighten toward the body and hold the server planar board between the nut and the body,
a rod to securely hold the server planar board within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in a locked position, and to enable the server planar board to be removed from within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in an unlocked position; and
a cap in physical contact with the body and with the rod, the cap including a handle to provide a surface for a force to be exerted to cause the plunger to move from the locked position to the unlocked position, wherein the handle extends a specific distance from a top surface of the cap at which point the handle extends at a ninety degree angle to provide a user with a surface to exert an upward force on the cap to move the plunger from the locked position to the unlocked position.
2. The plunger of claim 1 , the body comprises:
a cutout portion located within an outer surface of the body, the cutout portion to be utilized while the plunger is in the locked position; and
an indention located in the outer surface of the body a particular distance from the cutout portion, the indention to the utilized while the plunger is in the unlocked position.
3. The plunger of claim 2 , the cap comprises:
a tab extending from a bottom surface of the cap, the tab to be placed in physical contact with the cutout portion when the plunger is in the locked position; and
a point extending from the tab, the point to be placed in physical contact with the indention when the plunger is in the locked position.
4. The plunger of claim 3 , wherein the point extends from the tab in the same shape as the indention extends within the body.
5. The plunger of claim 3 , wherein the point being placed within the indention holds the plunger in the unlocked position.
6. The plunger of claim 1 , wherein the rod extends below the nut while the plunger is in the locked position, and is located completely within the nut and the body while the plunger is in the unlocked position.
7. An information handling system comprising:
a server planar board including first and second surfaces; and
a plunger in physical contact with the server planar board, the plunger to secure the server planar board within the information handling system, the plunger including:
a nut in physical contact with the first surface of the server planar board;
a body in physical contact with the nut and with the second surface of the server planar board, the nut to tighten toward the body and hold the server planar board between the nut and the body, the body including:
a cutout portion located within an outer surface of the body, the cutout portion to be utilized while the plunger is in the locked position; and
an indention located in the outer surface of the body a particular distance from the cutout portion, the indention to the utilized while the plunger is in the unlocked position;
a rod to securely hold the server planar board within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in a locked position, and to enable the server planar board to be removed from within the information handling system in response to the plunger being in an unlocked position; and
a cap in physical contact with the body and with the rod, the cap including a handle to provide a surface for a force to be exerted to cause the plunger to move from the locked position to the unlocked position, the cap including:
a tab extending from a bottom surface of the cap, the tab to be placed in physical contact with the cutout portion when the plunger is in the locked position; and
a point extending from the tab, the point to be placed in physical contact with the indention when the plunger is in the locked position.
8. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the point extends from the tab in the same shape as the indention extends within the body.
9. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the point being placed within the indention holds the plunger in the unlocked position.
10. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the rod extends below the nut while the plunger is in the locked position, and is located completely within the nut and the body while the plunger is in the unlocked position.
11. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the handle extends a specific distance from a top surface of the cap at which point the handle extends at a ninety degree angle to provide a user with a surface to exert an upward force on the cap to move the plunger from the locked position to the unlocked position.
12. An information handling system comprising:
a server planar board including:
first and second surfaces; and
first and second components; and
a plunger in physical contact with the server planar board, the plunger to secure the server planar board within the information handling system, the plunger including:
a nut in physical contact with the first surface of the server planar board;
a body in physical contact with the nut and with the second surface of the server planar board, the nut to tighten toward the body and hold the server planar board between the nut and the body,
a rod to securely hold the server planar board within the information handling system when the plunger is in a locked position, and to enable the server planar board to be removed from within the information handling system when the plunger is in an unlocked position; and
a cap in physical contact with the body and with the rod, the cap including a handle to provide a surface for a force to be exerted to cause the plunger to move from the locked position to the unlocked position, wherein the handle fits between the first and second components while the plunger is in the locked position and not while the plunger is in the unlocked position.
13. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the body of the plunger includes:
a cutout portion located within an outer surface of the body, the cutout portion to be utilized while the plunger is in the locked position; and
an indention located in the outer surface of the body a particular distance from the cutout portion, the indention to the utilized while the plunger is in the unlocked position.
14. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the cap of the plunger includes:
a tab extending from a bottom surface of the cap, the tab to be placed in physical contact with the cutout portion when the plunger is in the locked position; and
a point extending from the tab, the point to be placed in physical contact with the indention when the plunger is in the locked position.
15. The information handling system of claim 14 , wherein the point extends from the tab in the same shape as the indention extends within the body.
16. The information handling system of claim 14 , wherein the point being placed within the indention holds the plunger in the unlocked position.
17. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the rod extends below the nut while the plunger is in the locked position, and is located completely within the nut and the body while the plunger is in the unlocked position.