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US 2026/0229823 A1Published application
Systems and methods for preventing damage during insertion of information handling resource by restricting access between adjacent receptacle connectors
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsLarry ROBISON, Bernard H. FET, Michael LO
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Abstract
An information handling system may include a circuit board, a plurality of receptacle connectors electrically coupled to and mechanically mounted upon the circuit board, and a blocking feature located between a pair of adjacent receptacle connectors of the plurality of receptacle connectors and creating a mechanical interference that prevents insertion of an information handling resource into an empty volume of space between the pair of adjacent receptacle connectors.
Claims16
An information handling system comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a plurality of receptacle connectors electrically coupled to and mechanically mounted upon the circuit board;
- and
- a blocking feature located between a pair of adjacent receptacle connectors of the plurality of receptacle connectors and creating a mechanical interference that prevents insertion of an information handling resource into an empty volume of space between the pair of adjacent receptacle connectors.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- mechanically mounting a plurality of receptacle connectors upon a circuit board;
- and
- locating a blocking feature between a pair of adjacent receptacle connectors of the plurality of receptacle connectors and creating a mechanical interference that prevents insertion of an information handling resource into an empty volume of space between the pair of adjacent receptacle connectors.
A receptacle connector comprising:
- mechanical features for mechanically retaining an information handling resource within the receptacle connector;
- and
- a blocking feature extending from the mechanical features and configured to, when the receptacle connector is mechanically mounted to a circuit board, create a mechanical interference that prevents insertion of an information handling resource into an empty volume of space between the receptacle connector and an adjacent receptacle connector mechanically mounted to the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.