1. An enclosure assembly for information technology equipment comprising: a chassis;
a base planar carried by said chassis;
an enclosure cover; said chassis including an upper ledge for sliding engagement with said enclosure cover in the enclosure assembly;
a user selected direct access storage device (DASD) configuration being mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly separated from said base planar;
a cover interposer card mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly adjacent to said user selected DASD configuration and electrically connected to each DASD in said user selected DASD configuration;
an electrical connector mating with said cover interposer card; said electrical connector and said cover interposer card being electrically connected responsive to said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion;
a flexible cable interconnect being attached to said electrical connector; said flexible cable interconnect being connected to said base planar and having a minimized length;
said enclosure cover and said chassis being configured for installation in the enclosure assembly without requiring tools; and
the enclosure assembly requiring only a different mounting hardware for said user selected DASD configuration.
2. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover and said upper ledge of said chassis include cooperating latching features.
3. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said flexible cable interconnect includes a zero-insertion force connector connected to said base planar.
4. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said electrical connector include a card-edge electrical connector and said cover interposer card includes a predefined connection portion with a positioning and alignment notch mechanically and electrically connected with said card-edge electrical connector.
5. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion without pivoting or rotation of said enclosure cover.
6. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said user selected DASD configuration includes at least one hard disk drive (HDD).
7. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said user selected DASD configuration includes at least one solid state drive (SSD).
8. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 includes a bracket assembly mounting and positioning said electrical connector for mating with said cover interposer card.
9. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein said bracket assembly supports and positions said flexible cable interconnect.
10. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover has a predefined form factor.
11. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover has identical latching and alignment features used with each said user selected DASD configuration.
12. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said chassis and said enclosure cover include a predefined size.
13. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said chassis upper ledge includes a plurality of mating latching features for mating latching engagement with corresponding latching features of said enclosure cover.
14. A server system for implementing cover-mounted and auto-docking for multiple direct access storage device (DASD) configurations comprising:
a chassis;
a base planar carried by said chassis;
an enclosure cover; said chassis including an upper ledge for sliding engagement with said enclosure cover in an enclosure assembly of the server system;
a user selected DASD configuration being mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly separated from said base planar;
a cover interposer card mechanically attached to said enclosure cover and electrically connected to each DASD in said user selected DASD configuration extending inside the enclosure assembly adjacent to said user selected DASD configuration;
an electrical connector mating with said cover interposer card; said electrical connector and said cover interposer card being electrically connected responsive to said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion;
a flexible cable interconnect being attached to said electrical connector; said flexible cable interconnect being connected to said base planar and having a minimized length;
said enclosure cover and said chassis being configured for installation in the enclosure assembly without requiring tools; and
the enclosure assembly requiring only a different mounting hardware for said user selected DASD configuration.
15. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said electrical connector include a card-edge electrical connector and said cover interposer card includes a predefined connection portion with a positioning and alignment notch mechanically and electrically connected with said card-edge electrical connector.
16. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said chassis and said enclosure cover include a predefined size.
17. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said chassis upper ledge includes a plurality of mating latching features for mating latching engagement with corresponding latching features of said enclosure cover.
18. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion without pivoting or rotation of said enclosure cover.
19. The server system as recited in claim 14 includes a bracket assembly mounting and positioning said electrical connector for mating with said cover interposer card; said bracket assembly supports and positions said flexible cable interconnect.
20. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said enclosure cover has identical latching and alignment features used with each said user selected DASD configuration.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of deterring or repelling an animal from eating plant material, said method comprising applying at least one particulate material to the plant material.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is an herbivore.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is a deer, moose, elk, caribou, rabbit, groundhog, raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrel, chipmunk, beaver, gopher, vole, mouse, rat, nutria, or muskrat.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method deters animals from eating untreated parts of the plant or untreated plants in the same area as treated plants.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises glass.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises sand, rock, silica, crystalline forms of minerals, metal, or plastic or another man-made substance.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the applying.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying an adherent to the plant material, the at least one particulate material, or both.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the adherent is applied before the particulate material.
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising combining the adherent and particulate material prior to applying them to the plant material.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein applying comprises injecting or embedding the particulate material into the plant material.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant material comprises bird food.
13. A method of deterring or repelling an animal from eating plant material, said method comprising applying to the plant material a spray adhesive and glass beads having an average size of between about 300 \u03bcm and 1400 \u03bcm.
14. A kit comprising at least one container containing at least one adherent suitable for applying to plant material, and at least one particulate material that is of sufficient size and strength to interfere with contact of upper and lower teeth of an animal that ingests the particulate material.
15. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent and at least one particulate material are contained in the same container within the kit.
16. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent and at least one particulate material are contained in separate containers within the kit.
17. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises glass.
18. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises sand, rock, silica, crystalline forms of minerals, metal, or plastic or another man-made substance.
19. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent comprises spray adhesive.
20. The kit of claim 14, further comprising at least one device for applying the at least one adherent, the at least one particulate material, or both.
21. The kit of claim 14, wherein the average size of the at least one particulate material is between about 300 \u03bcm and about 1400 \u03bcm.
22. A kit comprising at least one container containing at least a spray adhesive, and at least one container containing glass beads having an average size of 300 \u03bcm to about 1400 \u03bcm.