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A docking adapter for reliably inserting and removing a memory storage device from a memory storage device bay includes a rack and a removable carrier. The rack has a pair of lateral rails for holding the carrier. The carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack. T

A docking adapter for reliably inserting and removing a memory storage device from a memory storage device bay includes a rack and a removable carrier. The rack has a pair of lateral rails for holding the carrier. The carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack. The carrier is adapted for holding a hard disk drive. The carrier has a face with cooling fans, a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack and a cover with a cam. The cover is hinged to the face. The cover rotates from a closed position where the cover parallels the face to an open position where the cover opens, pressing the cam against the cantilever against the rack to smoothly extract the carrier from the rack.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier has a face;a rack having two lateral rails, the carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack;a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack;a cover with a cam, the cover is hinge

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier has a face;a rack having two lateral rails, the carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack;a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack;a cover with a cam, the cover is hinged to the face, the cover rotates from a closed position where the cover parallels the face to an open position where the cam presses the cantilever against the rack; andthe cantilever has a contoured end, a fulcrum region, and a fixed end, the fixed end is fixed centrally on the face, the fulcrum region aligns for contact with the cam, the contoured end engages one rail of the rack.