Interior circuit board supports and method

A circuit card stack, comprising:

• an electronics module having a hole pattern;
• a plurality of circuit cards having a pattern of first couplings, said cards being insertable into said electronics module substantially parallel to each other such that the hole and first coupling patterns are collinear;
• and
• a plurality of rods having a plurality of second couplings, said rods being insertable through the module's holes and cards' first couplings to mate said second couplings with respective first couplings to provide interior support between the circuit cards.

A method for providing interior support for a plurality of circuit cards, comprising:

• forming at least one hole in each circuit card at a location aligned with the hole of the other circuit cards;
• securing a plurality of first couplings in said holes;
• arranging the circuit cards substantially parallel to each other with their first couplings collinear;
• inserting a rod that has a plurality of second couplings through said collinear first couplings;
• and
• mating said second couplings to said first couplings to provide interior spacing support between said cards.

A method of providing interior support for a plurality of circuit cards having first electrical connectors, comprising:

• forming a hole in each circuit card at a location aligned with the hole of the other circuit cards;
• securing a plurality of first couplings in said holes;
• providing an electronics module that has a backplane with a plurality of second electrical connectors, opposing side panels having locking card guide mechanisms and a top panel with another hole;
• inserting the circuit cards into said module through said locking card guide mechanisms to connect the first and second electrical connectors and align the cards' first couplings with the hole in the top panel;
• locking said card guide mechanisms to provide peripheral support for the circuit cards;
• inserting a rod having a plurality of second couplings through said collinear hole and first couplings with said second couplings aligned with the first couplings;
• and
• rotating said rods to mate said second couplings with said first couplings to provide interior support between said circuit cards.