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A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. Front and rear brackets of the slide assembly include a plurality of dual-diameter mounting pins and a pair of spring elements having different lengths. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and one

A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server unit to a rack. Front and rear brackets of the slide assembly include a plurality of dual-diameter mounting pins and a pair of spring elements having different lengths. The mounting pins are positioned within holes in the rack columns and one of the spring elements snaps behind the rack column to hold the slide assembly to the rack. If the holes in the rack columns have one diameter, then the mounting pins extend partially through the holes, and the shorter spring element snaps behind the rack column. For a larger diameter or square rack column hole, the mounting pins extend completely through the holes where the longer spring element snaps behind the rack column.

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1. A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said assembly comprising:a member including a first end and a second end; anda bracket secured to one end of the member, said bracket including a base plate, a mounting plate and at least one pin rigidly secured to the mounting p

1. A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said assembly comprising:a member including a first end and a second end; anda bracket secured to one end of the member, said bracket including a base plate, a mounting plate and at least one pin rigidly secured to the mounting plate, said base plate being rigidly secured to the member, said bracket further including a pair of opposing spring elements where one of the spring elements is shorter than the other spring element, said at least one pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a rack column, and one of the spring elements being operable to snap behind the column to hold the bracket in place. 2. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of the spring elements is a flat piece of metal secured to the base plate. 3. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein the spring elements each have an end positioned adjacent to an opening in the base plate. 4. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein at least one pin is three pins. 5. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein at least one pin is a dual-diameter pin including a base portion and a tip portion having different diameters and defining a shoulder therebetween. 6. The assembly according to claim 5 wherein at least one pin is inserted into the hole in the rack column a distance depending on the size of the hole, where the shorter spring element snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in place if the rack column rests against the shoulder of the pin and the longer spring element snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in place if the pin is inserted completely through the hole. 7. A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said rack including front and back columns having aligned holes, said assembly comprising:a stationary member including a first end and a second end;a front bracket secured to the first end of the stationary member, said front bracket including a front base plate, a front mounting plate and at least one front pin rigidly secured to the front mounting plate, said front base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said front bracket including a pair of opposing front spring elements where one of the front spring elements is shorter than the other front spring element, said at least one front pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a front column of the rack and one of the front spring elements being operable to snap behind the front column to hold the front bracket in place; anda rear bracket secured to the second end of the stationary member, said rear bracket including a rear base plate, a rear mounting plate and at least one rear pin rigidly secured to the rear mounting plate, said rear base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said rear bracket further including a pair of opposing rear spring elements where one of the rear spring elements is shorter than the other rear spring element, said at least one rear pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a back column of the rack and one of the rear spring elements being operable to snap behind the back column to hold the rear bracket in place. 8. The assembly according to claim 7 wherein each of the front spring elements and the rear spring elements is a flat piece of metal secured to the respective base plate. 9. The assembly according to claim 7 wherein the front spring elements and the rear spring elements have ends positioned adjacent to an opening in the respective base plate. 10. The assembly according to claim 7 wherein at least one pin is three front pins and at least one rear pin is three rear pins. 11. The assembly according to claim 7 wherein at least one front pin and at least one rear pin are dual-diameter pins having a base portion and a tip portion defining a shoulder therebetween. 12. The assembly according to claim 11 wherein at least one pin is inserted into the hole in the front column a distance and at least one rear pin is insert ed into the hole in the back column a distance depending on the size of the hole, where the shorter spring element snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in place if the rack column rests against the shoulder of the pin and the longer spring element snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in place if the pin is inserted completely through the hole. 13. The assembly according to claim 7 further comprising an intermediate slide member slidably secured to the stationary member and an inner slide member slidably secured to the intermediate slide member, said inner slide member being operable to be secured to the computer server. 14. A slide assembly for slidably mounting a computer server to a rack, said rack including front and back columns having aligned holes, said assembly comprising:a stationary member including a first end and a second end;an intermediate slide member slidably secured to the stationary member;an inner slide member slidably secured to the intermediate slide member, said inner slide member being operable to be secured to the computer server;a front bracket secured to the first end of the stationary member, said front bracket including a front base plate, a front mounting plate and at least one dual-diameter front pin rigidly secured to the front mounting plate, said dual-diameter front pin including a base portion and a tip portion of different diameters defining a shoulder therebetween, said front base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said front bracket further including a pair of opposing front spring elements where one of the front spring elements is shorter than the other front spring element, said at least one front pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a front column of the rack and one of the front spring elements being operable to snap behind the front column to hold the front bracket in place; anda rear bracket secured to the second end of the stationary member, said rear bracket including a rear base plate, a rear mounting plate and at least one dual-diameter rear pin rigidly secured to the rear mounting plate, said dual-diameter rear pin including a base portion and a tip portion of different diameters defining a shoulder therebetween, said rear base plate being rigidly secured to the stationary member, said rear bracket further including a pair of opposing rear spring elements where one of the rear spring elements is shorter than the other rear spring element, said at least one rear pin being operable to be inserted into a hole in a back column of the rack and one of the rear spring elements being operable to snap behind the back column to hold the rear bracket in place. 15. The assembly according to claim 14 wherein each of the front spring elements and the rear spring elements is a flat piece of metal secured to the respective base plate. 16. The assembly according to claim 14 wherein the front springs elements and the rear spring elements have ends positioned adjacent to an opening in the respective base plate. 17. The assembly according to claim 14 wherein at least one front pin is inserted into the hole in the front column a distance and at least one rear pin is inserted into the hole in the back column a distance depending on the size of the hole, where the shorter spring element snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in plate if the rack column rests against the shoulder of the pin and the longer spring elements snaps behind the column to hold the bracket in place if the pin is inserted completely through the hole. 18. The assembly according to claim 14 wherein at least one front pin is three front pins and at least one rear pin is three rear pins.