Circuit board retaining brackets
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorPeter Cuong Dac Ta
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Abstract
A mother board retaining bracket is mounted to an outer circuit board housing and supports an edge of a mother board. The mother board retaining bracket prevents the mother board from moving, e.g., during transportation, and prevents the associated failure of the computer system. The computer system further includes single and double locker belt retaining brackets. The single locker belt retaining bracket extends across a retaining clip on one side of a circuit board and locks the retaining clip in place. The double locker belt retaining bracket extends across retaining clips on both sides of a circuit board and locks the retaining clips in place. In this manner, the single and double locker belt retaining brackets prevent the retaining clips from becoming shook loose.
Claims10
A structure comprising a retaining bracket, said retaining bracket comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm;
- and
- a support beam;
- a first extension attached to a first end of said body, said first extension comprising a mounting aperture;
- and
- a second extension, a first end of said second extension attached to a second end of said body, a second end of said second extension including a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein said first arm, said second arm, and said support beam are integrally attached together at said first end and said second end of said body,
- said structure further comprising a circuit board comprising a first retaining clip and a second retaining clip, said first arm contacting said first retaining clip, said second arm contacting said second retaining clip.
A structure comprising a retaining bracket, said retaining bracket comprising:
- a body;
- a first extension attached to a first end of said body, said first extension comprising a mounting aperture;
- and
- a second extension, a first end of said second extension attached to a second end of said body, a second end of said second extension including a first protrusion and a second protrusion, wherein said first extension and said second extension are perpendicular to said body;
- a first lip defined by said first protrusion;
- and
- a second lip defined by said second protrusion, said structure further comprising:
- a first circuit board housing;
- a first mounting stud extending from said first circuit board housing, said first mounting stud engaged with said first lip;
- and
- a second mounting stud extending from said first circuit board housing, said second mounting stud engaged with said second lip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.