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US 6,721,190 B1Granted
Board alignment tab
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsShawn E. Bender, William J. Lewis
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Abstract
A card based telecommunications system, which includes a chassis. A plurality of card guides positioned in an operable relationship within said chassis. A tab member proximate to each of the card guides to occupy a substantial portion of a first space to prevent a first card from entering the first space and contacting a second card.
Claims23
An apparatus to facilitate card alignment comprising:
- a card guide including a card slot configured to removably receive a card;
- and
- a tab adjacent to said card guide and positioned within a first space defined by a first outer wall of said card slot and an adjacent card, such that said tab precludes said card from entering said first space.
A card based telecommunications system comprising:
- a chassis having a top wall and a bottom wall configured to receive a plurality of cards;
- a plurality of card guides positioned on said bottom wall in a corresponding and operable relationship to a plurality of card guides positioned on said top wall, each of said plurality of card guides having a front face and a side face, a distance between each said side face and a portion of each of said plurality of cards defining a first space;
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- a tab member proximate to each of said side faces of each of said card guides, a major surface of said tab member flush with said front face of said card guide, wherein each of said tab members is positioned within one of said first spaces, such that said tab member precludes entry of a card of said plurality of cards into said one of said first spaces.
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An apparatus to facilitate card alignment comprising:
- a card guide including a card slot configured to removably receive a card;
- and
- means for precluding entry of said card into a first space defined by a first outer wall of said card slot and an adjacent card, wherein
- said means for precluding is Positioned within said first space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.