Patent · US Expired

Option card slot filler plate

US5820171A · kind A · utility

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9References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 1996
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1099
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A filler plate for filling an option card slot in a computer enclosure includes a cover plate portion for substantially covering the option card slot. The cover plate portion has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. A tongue extends from the first end of the cover plate portion for insertion into a capture slot located in the enclosure adjacent to the option card slot to secure the first end of the cover plate portion to the enclosure. First and second retaining tabs extend substantially perpendicularly from the cover plate for engaging first and second edges of the option card slot to hold the filler plate in position relative to the option card slot.

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