Apparatus for positioning an electrical assembly within a housing

An apparatus for positioning a printed circuit board within an electronic chassis, the apparatus comprising:

• a first lever coupled to a first end of the printed circuit board, the first lever being moveable between a first position and a second position to enable a connector mounted on a second end of the printed circuit board to mate with a backplane connector mounted on the electronic chassis;
• a first rod having a first end coupled to the first lever and a second end coupled to a first side of the printed circuit board;
• a second lever coupled to the first end of the printed circuit board, the second lever being moveable between a first position and a second position to enable the connector mounted on the second end of the printed circuit board to mate with the backplane connector mounted on the electronic chassis;
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• a second rod having a first end coupled to the second lever and a second end coupled to a second side of the printed circuit board;
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• a swell to contact the electronic chassis when the first or second lever is moved from the second position to the first position during extraction.

A method for positioning a printed circuit board within an electronic chassis, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a lever coupled to a first end of the printed circuit board, the lever being moveable between a first position and a second position to enable a connector mounted on a second end of the printed circuit board to mate with a backplane connector mounted on the electronic chassis, the lever further comprising a mechanical pivot joint including an upper cam and a lower cam to contact the electronic chassis when the lever is moved from the first position to the second position and a swell to contact the electronic chassis when the lever is moved from the second position to the first position during extraction;
• providing a rod having a first end coupled to the lever and a second end coupled to the printed circuit board;
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• arranging the mechanical pivot joint, a rod pivot coupling the second end of the rod to the printed circuit board and a lever pivot coupling the first end of the rod to the lever, to latch the printed circuit board within the electronic chassis when the lever is in the second position.