Card guide with changeable end face portion
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMichael Alan Brooks, Sean Anthony Cerniglia
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Abstract
An apparatus in one example comprises a first card guide base portion and a card guide end portion. The first card guide base portion is connected with a second card guide base portion in a side-by-side relationship. The card guide end portion is employable with the first card guide base portion to comprise one or more portions of a card guide path. The card guide end portion comprises a face of a color that is different from a color of the first card guide base portion.
Claims42
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first card guide base portion connected with a second card guide base portion in a side-by-side relationship;
- and
- a card guide end portion employable with the first card guide base portion to comprise one or more portions of a card guide path;
- wherein the card guide end portion comprises a face of a color that is different from a color of the first card guide base portion.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first card guide base portion connected with a second card guide base portion in a side-by-side relationship;
- and
- a card guide end portion employable with the first card guide base portion to comprise one or more portions of a card guide path;
- wherein the card guide end portion comprises a material that is different from a material of the first card guide base portion.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a card guide end attachment component that is attachable with a preformed card guide base portion to comprise one or more portions of a card guide path;
- wherein the preformed card guide base portion is connected with a second card guide base portion in a side-by-side relationship.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a card guide insert that comprises a first leg that extends in a first direction and a second leg that extends in a second direction;
- and
- a card guide base portion that comprises a base end portion that comprises an end face for receiving the first leg and a body face for receiving the second leg;
- wherein upon location of the card guide base portion in a chassis, location of the first leg on the end face, and location of the second leg on the body face, the base end portion serves to engage a portion of the chassis and one or more of the body face and the end face serve to support the card guide insert over the portion of the chassis.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for changing a color of an end face portion of a card guide path in a chassis without removing a base portion of the card guide path from the chassis.
A method, comprising the step of:
- choosing a color, for an end face portion of a card guide path, to serve as an indication of a type of card that should be guided by the card guide path and with an intention to employ the end face portion with a card guide base portion, that comprises a preselected color non-indicative of the type of card, to comprise one or more portions of the card guide path.
A method, comprising the step of:
- choosing any one of a red colored card guide end face portion and a non-red colored card guide end face portion for employment with a preformed card guide base portion, that is connected with a second card guide base portion in a side-by-side relationship, to comprise a portion of a card guide path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.