US 7,520,389 B2
Package structure for soft mounting direct connect storage device
Marc Lalouette, Boulder, Colo. (US)
Assigned to Seagate Technologies, LLC, Shakopee, Minn. (US)
Filed on May 24, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/852,492.
Prior Publication US 2005/0257949 A1, Nov. 24, 2005
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 206—722  [206/594; 206/320; 206/723; 206/724; 206/523; 174/50] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. package for protecting a soft mounting direct connect storage device, comprising:
a lower portion; and
an upper portion coupled to the lower portion, wherein the upper portion includes an opening formed therein, wherein the upper and lower portions are configured to surround the storage device, and wherein the opening is positioned such that a physical interface of the storage device is directly connectable to a physical interface of a computing device without an interposer between the physical interface of the storage device and the physical interface of the computing device.