Information handling system expandable blank card insert system and method
US6982867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/186
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A blank expansion card adjusts to selected widths within an information handling system expansion card bay having horizontally aligned connectors in order to provide support to an adjacent expansion card. The blank expansion card has a base that couples with an expansion card connector, a body extending from the base along a side wall of the expansion card bay, and an adjustable member that extends from the body an adjustable distance to engage the adjacent expansion card and ensure that the expansion card remains in position against an opposing side wall of the expansion card bay. The adjustable member essentially adjusts the width of the expansion card bay to snuggly fit expansion cards of varying width by extending from or retracting into a housing of the expansion card blank body.
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