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US 5,325,951 AGranted
Peripheral card header lead-in arrangement
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorRoger W. Ady
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Abstract
A peripheral card header (100) is disclosed including an alignment device (160) and a hold-down anchor (230). The peripheral card header (100) is for mounting on a surface (110) and has application in portable electronic devices, such as electronic organizers. The hold-down anchor (230) has a lead-in feature (430) to allow a peripheral card (310) to be inserted without snagging or otherwise jamming before the complete insertion of the card.
Claims7
A peripheral card header assembly and arrangement for receiving a peripheral card, said arrangement providing an anti-jam feature for inserted cards and comprising in combination:
- a three-sided frame assembly having:
- alignment means for aligning said peripheral card in both horizontal and vertical directions, including means to guard against jamming and for guiding said peripheral card into its final connected position, and
- hold-down means for retaining said peripheral card header securely on a mounting surface, said hold-down means having an angled lead-in ramp for effecting said guiding action for said peripheral card onto and within said frame assembly, said ramp projecting below said mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.