RETAINING CLIP FOR USE WITH A MASS STORAGE DEVICE

摘要

A retaining clip to be used with a storage device in a host computer system, wherein the retaining clip is configured to secure an interposer serving as electrical and logic state interface between the device and the structure of the host system. The retaining clip engages with the device through a peg inserted into a mounting hole for the device and secures the interposer by holding it against the device's data or power connector by a tab extending over the interposer and exerting pressure against it towards the device. Additional fins extending from the body of the clip in substantially opposite direction from the tab secure the tab against the enclosure of the host computer system.

主权项

1. A retaining clip for securing an interposer to a first surface of a mass storage device with a mass storage device, comprising:
a planar body in alignment with a second surface of the mass storage device, the second surface having a plurality of mounting holes for the device; a first peg protruding from the planar body, the first peg configured for insertion into a first mounting hole of the plurality of mounting holes, and defining a position of the planar body relative to the mass storage device; and a first tab extending perpendicularly downward from the planar body and configured to overlap with a carrier board of the interposer, where a proximal surface of the first tab apposing the device is located at a distance from the first surface of the device when the first peg is inserted into the first mounting hole.