Card retention mechanism
AssigneeSun Microsoft, Inc.
InventorsJames M. Carney, William A. Izzicupo, Robert S. Antonuccio, Timothy M. Holland
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Abstract
A card retention mechanism securely holds a card within a slot on a circuit board. The retention mechanism may include a carrier and a retainer. The carrier mounts to a chassis of the computer system adjacent to the card slot. The retainer may be pivotally mounted to the carrier. When the retainer is in a closed position, at least one surface of the retainer engages an endplate of the card, and the retainer engages the carrier. The engagement of the retainer and the carrier inhibits rotation of the retainer from the closed position to an open position. When the retainer is in the closed position, the retainer securely holds the card to the chassis of the computer system.
Claims8
A card retention system for retaining a card within a computer system, comprising:
- a card having an endplate;
- a carrier configured to mount within the computer system;
- a retainer configured to be pivotally positioned in the carrier;
- a lock mechanism configured to inhibit rotation of the retainer to an open position when the retainer is in a closed position;
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- wherein at least one surface of the retainer couples to the endplate of the card when the retainer is in the closed position to inhibit movement of the card, and wherein the retainer further comprises a grip configured to facilitate retraction of the protrusion to allow the retainer to be rotated to the open position.
A card retention system for a computer system, comprising:
- a card having an endplate;
- a carrier configured to mount within the computer system, the carrier comprising a stop;
- a retainer rotatably positionable in the carrier, wherein the stop of the carrier is configured to hold the retainer in an open position;
- a lock mechanism configured to inhibit rotation of the retainer to the open position when the retainer is in a closed position;
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- wherein at least one surface of the retainer couples to the endplate of the card when the retainer is in the closed position to inhibit movement of the card, and wherein the retainer further comprises a grip configured to facilitate retraction of the protrusion to allow the retainer to be rotated to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.