Retainers with movable hooks
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTien Liang CHUNG
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Abstract
In an example, a retainer may include a post to insertably engage with a post receptacle on a system board, and a hook hingeably attached to the post. The hook may be movable from a first position, lateral to a longitudinal axis of the post, to a second position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the post. In some implementations, the hook may be spaced from a top surface of the post when disposed in the second position so as to receive a portion of an expansion component between the hook and the post when the hook is disposed in the second position.
Claims15
A retainer, comprising:
- a post to insertably engage with a post receptacle on a system board;
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- a hook hingeably attached to the post such that the hook is movable from a first position lateral to a longitudinal axis of the post to a second position aligned with the longitudinal axis of the post, the hook spaced from a top surface of the post when disposed in the second position so as to receive a tail of an expansion card between the hook and the post when the hook is disposed in the second position.
An circuit board assembly, comprising:
- an expansion slot disposed on a circuit board and having a board connector, the board connector to receive a complementary card connector of an expansion card in a connected position;
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- a retainer disposed at a distal end of the expansion slot, the retainer comprising:
- a post to anchor the retainer to the circuit board;
- a collar rotatably engaged with the post;
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- a hook hingeably attached to the collar and movable between a released position and a latched position.
A computing device, comprising:
- a circuit board assembly having a system board;
- an expansion card;
- an expansion slot operably disposed on the system board, the expansion slot to receive the expansion card;
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- a retainer attached to the system board, the retainer to engage with a portion of an expansion card to retain the expansion card within the expansion slot and comprising:
- a post to anchor the retainer to the system board;
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- a hook hingeably engaged with the post through a rotatable collar and movable between a released position and a latched position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.