Apparatus for mounting and packaging data processing devices

Claim 1

Data processing apparatus comprising: a housing means comprising a hollow wall-like structure having at least two pairs of apertures, those of each pair being coaxially aligned and of substantially identical configuration with those of every other pair, a plurality of data processing devices, at least two of which are of different size and configuration, means removably securing each such device to the structure in accommodating relation to at least one of the apertures of any selectable one of said pairs, such that at least one portion of each device projects outwardly of the structure, removable covers for each such device, those for each such different device being differently configured to suit the uniquely different configuration of the projecting portion of that specific device, but each such cover having a peripheral dimension that is larger than that of one of the identical apertures of each pair, said structure having therein in identical surrounding relation to each aperture a series of mounting holes, means including at least some of said mounting holes removably mounting each cover to enclose a corresponding projecting portion of such specific device but allow access to such device and to the corresponding securing means, and an upstanding support member disposed at right angles to said structure and secured to said structure to create a stable assemblage, whereby each device is selectably mountable in any of a plurality of locations in a standardized stable structure and readily removable so as to facilitate accessibility for servicing and/or field replacement of defective devices as distinct entities.