Multi-function handle for Information Handling System (IHS) chassis

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PATENT NO 9872413
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14921037

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A multi-function handle for Information Handling System (IHS) chassis is described. In some embodiments, a chassis may include a sled configured to be installed in a rack; a drawer configured to slide in and out of the sled; and a front panel comprising a handle and a selector, the selector configured to allow a user to selectively pull from the rack using the handle: (i) the drawer without the sled, or (ii) the sled and the drawer. A method may include accessing a chassis installed in a rack, the chassis comprising: (i) a drawer configured to slide in and out of a sled; and (ii) a front panel having a handle and a selector; determining that the selector is in a first position; and pulling the handle to slide the drawer without the sled outward from the rack.

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DELL PRODUCTS L PONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK TX 78682

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crisp, Richard Andrew Austin, US 34 207
Dearborn, Timothy Charles Austin, US 2 6
Hung, Hsiang-Yin Taipei, TW 17 72
Lin, Hung-I Taipei, TW 20 13
Smith, Hana Schuster Austin, US 15 284
Tseng, Chun Yang Taipei, TW 6 51

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