Patent · US Expired

Retaining clip for computer expansion card

US6401311B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2000
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/0817
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A spring clip having a flexible leg portion ending in a tab is made to be mountable in an expansion slot of a PC to allow the tab of the clip to capture either an expansion slot cover or a PC expansion card by having the tab spring into a hole found in both the expansion card and the blank cover fitting therein.

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