Protective cover for DIMM circuit card
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Lee Graham, Mark Ward Hansen, Michael Robert Rasmussen
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Abstract
A protective cover for a dual inline memory module (DIMM) circuit card includes a pair of cover members for substantially containing the DIMM circuit card. The cover members are secured to opposite sides of the DIMM circuit card. The pair of cover members defines a socket-receiving channel between respective printed-circuit-board (PCB) mating faces of the cover members. The cover members includes a plurality of positioning features engaging the DIMM circuit card for positioning a portion of the DIMM circuit card within the socket-receiving channel.
Claims16
A protective cover for a memory circuit card comprising:
- a pair of cover members for substantially containing the memory circuit card;
- said cover members being secured to opposite sides of the memory circuit card;
- said pair of cover members defining a socket-receiving channel between a respective printed-circuit-board (PCB) mating face of said pair of cover members;
- said pair of cover members including a plurality of positioning, aligning and retaining features for positioning, aligning and retaining the memory circuit card;
- said positioning, aligning and retaining features including gripper features engaging the memory circuit card in gripping engagement for positioning a portion of the memory circuit card within said socket-receiving channel with another portion of the memory circuit card extending outside said socket-receiving channel;
- said positioning, aligning and retaining features including features receiving fasteners securing said pair of cover members to the memory circuit card;
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- said cover members includes latch-engaging features enabling alignment, installation, and removal of the DIMM circuit card from an associated printed circuit board (PCB).
A protective cover for a dual inline memory module (DIMM) circuit card comprising:
- a pair of cover members for substantially containing the DIMM circuit card;
- said cover members being secured to opposite sides of the DIMM circuit card;
- said pair of cover members defining a socket-receiving channel between a respective printed-circuit-board (PCB) mating face of said pair of cover members;
- said pair of cover members including a plurality of positioning features;
- said positioning features engaging the DIMM circuit card for positioning a portion of the memory circuit card within said socket-receiving channel
- said pair of cover members including a plurality of positioning, aligning and retaining features for positioning, aligning and retaining the memory circuit card;
- said positioning, aligning and retaining features including gripper features engaging the DIMM memory circuit card in gripping engagement for positioning a portion of the memory circuit card within said socket-receiving channel with another portion of the memory circuit card extend outside said socket-receiving channel;
- said positioning, aligning and retaining features including features receiving fasteners securing said pair of cover members to the memory circuit card;
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- said cover members includes Latch-engaging features enabling alignment, installation, and removal of the DIMM circuit card from an associated printed circuit board (PCB).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.