Expansion board and circuit board retaining apparatus and method
US6356438B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for retaining a circuit board in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer that are used to retain circuit boards such as expansion boards. The panel, or portions of the panel, may contact a circuit board through a card retaining member that may be slidable relative to the panel. In some embodiments the card retaining member will only slide toward an expansion card when controls for the member are so arranged by an operator. Expansion cards may be released from retention by movement of the panel away from the expansion cards, and in some cases by movement of the card retaining members away from the expansion cards.
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