Side plates for retrofit card file adapter assembly
AssigneeAG Communication Systems Corporation
InventorsZbigniew Kabat, Richard A. Walton
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Abstract
An adapter for supporting e number of printed wiring cards onto an electronic equipment rack equipped with means of support for cards of a larger size. The adapter includes end plates mentioned to fit into the mounting hardware of an existing rack normally providing space for larger cards. The end plates and sides being virtually identical to the older type and size of printed wiring card.
Claims5
A plurality of side plates for use in an adapter for supporting a plurality of printed wiring cards of a first size, adapted for positioning on an electronic equipment rack equipped with means to support a plurality of printed wiring cards of a second size, said adapter including a plurality of parallel positioned extrusions each extending from a first one to a second one of said side plates, said plates positioned vertically and parallel to each other, said side plates each comprising:
- a single metal sheet having the thickness of a printed wiring card of said second size and the same vertical dimension as said printed wiring cards of said second size;
- each of said side plates further including a top and bottom inward facing lip;
- said side plates adapted to be positioned on said support means of said electronic equipment rack as an alternative to printed wiring cards of said second size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.