Method of mounting a motherboard to a chassis
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorCraig L. Boe
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of removably mounting a planar electrical component, such as a computer motherboard, to a chassis. The method comprises positioning a first fastener of a mounting device adjacent a mounting slot in the chassis, inserting the first fastener of the mounting device through the mounting slot in the chassis, releasing the mounting device so that the first fastener clamps onto the chassis through the mounting slot, positioning a second fastener of the mounting device adjacent a mounting hole on the planar electrical component, and inserting the second fastener of the mounting device into the mounting hole until the second fastener clamps onto the planar electrical component through the mounting hole.
Claims14
A method of removably mounting a planar component to a chassis, comprising the acts of:
- positioning a first fastener of a mounting device adjacent a mounting slot in the chassis;
- inserting an arm of the first fastener of the mounting device through the mounting slot in the chassis;
- releasing the arm so that the arm compresses the chassis between the arm and a spacer portion of the mounting device, said spacer portion comprising a sheet of material which is bent so as to not lie in a single plane and so as to define a continuous supporting surface, at least a portion of which directly contacts the chassis;
- positioning a second fastener of the mounting device adjacent a mounting hole on the planar component, said second fastener having first and second mounting arm portions;
- inserting the first and second arm portions through the mounting hole so that at least one of the arm portions is compressed toward the other arm portion until the second arm portion passes out of the mounting hole and compresses the planar component between the second arm portion and the spacer portion;
- and,
- applying force from the second arm portion onto the planar component so as to urge the planar component into contact with the spacer portion of the mounting device, the spacer portion being located on a different side of the planar component than the second arm portion.
A method of removably mounting a first planar member to a second planar member comprising the acts of:
- inserting a first fastener of a mounting device into a mounting slot in the first planar member so that the first fastener compresses the first planar member between the first fastener and a spacer portion of the mounting device comprising a sheet of material which is bent so as to not lie in a single plane;
- inserting first and second arm portions of a second fastener of the mounting device into a mounting hole in the second planar member so that at least one of the arm portions is compressed toward the other arm portion until the second arm portion passes out of the mounting hole;
- pulling, at least part of the second arm portion away from the spacer portion so as to create a gap therebetween;
- positioning the second planar member within the gap;
- and
- applying force from the second arm portion onto the second planar member so as to compress the second planar member between the second arm portion and the spacer portion.
A method of removably mounting a first planar member to a second planar member comprising the acts of:
- inserting first and second arm portions of a first fastener of a mounting device into a mounting hole of the first planar member so that at least one of the first and second arm portions is moved so as to form a gap between a spacer portion of the mounting device and the second arm portion, the spacer portion comprising a sheet of material which is bent so as to not lie in a single plane;
- positioning the first planar member in proximity to the gap such that after the second arm portion leaves the mounting hole, the second arm portion applies force to the first planar member so as to clamp the first planar member between the second arm portion and the spacer portion;
- and,
- inserting a second fastener of the mounting device into a mounting slot in the second planar member so that the second fastener clamps onto the second planar member to thereby connect the first planar member to the second planar member.
A method of removably mounting a first planar member to a second planar member comprising:
- positioning a spacer portion of a mounting device, comprising a coiled wall configuration, such that end portions of the spacer portion are adjacent to the first and second planar members and define a periphery that encloses holes in each of those members;
- inserting a first fastener of the mounting device into the hole of the first planar member;
- applying a force from the first fastener onto the first planar member so as to clamp the first planar member between the first fastener and the adjacent end portion of the spacer portion;
- inserting a second fastener of the mounting device into the hole of the second planar member;
- applying a force from the second fastener onto the second planar member so as to clamp the second planar member between the second fastener and the adjacent end portion of the spacer portion so that the second planar member is spaced apart from the first planar member by a distance substantially equal to the height of the spacer portion of the mounting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.