Pivoted latching bar for retaining expansion cards
US6138839A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1408
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card cage for holding expansion cards and filler panels within a computer system includes a ledge and a pivoted bar which is clamped in place adjacent to the ledge. A number of flexible portions of the pivoted bar clamp end portions of the filler panels and of brackets forming parts of the expansion cards against the ledge, so that these end portions are held in place while being electrically grounded. The bar is preferably pivoted about an axis extending parallel to the surface of the ledge and parallel to a slotted panel forming part of the card cage.
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