Patent · US Expired

PCI riser card support

US5943215A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
5References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 24, 1997
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1429
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

PCI cards are plugged into vertical risers, the lower edges of which have been plugged into a motherboard. This involves a considerable force being applied to the riser card, both during insertion and removal, and may damage the card or the underlying motherboard. A support for the top edge of the riser card clips onto the upper end thereof. Rearward extensions of the support are gripped by tabs struck out of a wall of the enclosure.

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