Expansion card retaining device
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorsKenneth A. Hass, David M. Pryal, Steven L. Sands, Ralph Jensen
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Abstract
An expansion card retention system and method. In one embodiment, the expansion card retention system includes an expansion card retaining unit which has a vertical axis, an extended member, and a vertical-axis extended member pressure application device operably connected to the extended member. In another embodiment, a data processing system includes the expansion card retention system. In yet another embodiment, the method includes securing an expansion card via the application of a wedging force.
Claims39
An expansion card retention system comprising:
- an expansion card retaining unit having a vertical axis said expansion card retaining unit having an extended member;
- and
- a vertical-axis extended member pressure application device integrated with said extended member, wherein said vertical-axis extended member pressure application device is structured to apply pressure to an expansion card in a direction substantially parallel to the vertical axis.
A computer system comprising:
- an expansion card retention device comprising:
- an expansion card retaining unit having a vertical axis said expansion card retaining unit having an extended member;
- and
- a vertical-axis extended member pressure application device integrated with said extended member, wherein said vertical-axis extended member pressure application device is structured to apply pressure to an expansion card in a direction substantially parallel to the vertical axis;
- an operating system;
- a processing unit;
- a first bridge;
- a system memory;
- and
- an input-output bus.
A method comprising:
- securing an expansion card via the application of a wedging force, wherein said securing an expansion card via the application of a wedging force further includes placing an extended member upon the expansion card, said extended member structured to apply pressure to a surface of an expansion card in a direction substantially parallel to a vertical axis relative to a horizontal axis substantially defined by the surface of the expansion card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.