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Granted Patent B2
US 7,082,038 · App. 10/889,106 · Granted Jul 25, 2006

Front cover protector

Assignee: Tatung Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,082,038
App. No.
10/889,106
Granted
Jul 25, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

For a front cover protector mounted on a housing of a server, the protector includes: two connecting mechanisms fixed on the server by at least one screw,; two shields covering the screw and fixed on the connecting mechanism by at least one fixing screw; a front cover covering a front face of the server, comprising a fastening mechanism and being locked on the connecting mechanism by a locking element to cover the fixing screw on the shield. The front cover protector can prevent the important parts of the server from being stolen or damaged.

Claims (16)

1. A front cover protector mounted on a housing of a server, comprising:

two connecting mechanisms being in a U shape and forming a first side board, a second side board and a bottom board, the bottom boards being fixed respectively on a first front side board and a second front side board of the server by at least one screw, and forming at least one fixing hole on the first side board;

at least one shield mounted inside the connecting mechanisms and having a bottom face and a first side face, the bottom face covering the screw on the bottom board of the connecting mechanism and forming a related hole corresponding to the fixing hole of the first side board;

a fixing screw disposed through the fixing hole of the connecting mechanism and the related hole of the shield to mount the shield to the connecting mechanism;

a front cover having a first fastening mechanism, a first assembly fastening mechanism and a first locking element, wherein the front cover covers a front face of the server and the fixing screw;

a second fastening mechanism mounted outside of the first front face of the server corresponding to the first fastening mechanism and stuck with the first fastening mechanism, and connected to the connecting mechanism or the shield;

a second assembly fastening mechanism mounted outside of the second front face of the server corresponding to the first assembly fastening mechanism, the second assembly fastening mechanism stuck with the first assembly fastening mechanism, and connected to the connecting mechanism or the shield; and

a second locking element connected to the connecting mechanism or the shield, and mounted corresponding to the first locking element and locked with the first locking element.

2. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second side boards of the two connecting mechanisms have symmetrical shapes and are used as track parts for the housing of the server.

3. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 comprising two shields respectively mounted inside the two connecting mechanisms.

4. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first fastening mechanism is a hook and the second fastening mechanism is a slot corresponding to the hook.

5. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first assembly fastening mechanism is a hook and the second assembly fastening mechanism is a hole corresponding to the hook.

6. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first locking element is an access sheet capable of being turned by a key, and the second locking element is a slot for the key to turn the access sheet therein.

7. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second locking element is integrated with the connecting mechanism.

8. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second locking element is integrated with the shield.

9. The front cover protector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second assembly fastening mechanism is mounted protruding from and integrated with the connecting mechanism.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2004
From: CHEN, PEI; LEE, PI-YUN
To: TATUNG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015569/0916 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 92220226 U · Nov 14, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050122702A1 · Jun 9, 2005