Wireless Card Adapters
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1. A wireless card adapter comprising:
- a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end; and
brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion configured to receive a half mini card and mounting holes that align with mounting holes of the half mini card when the half mini card has been slid along the brackets until the half mini card contacts the distal end of the body portion, the mounting holes of the brackets being configured to receive fasteners that secure the half mini card to the adapter.
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Abstract
A wireless card adapter including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end, and brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion configured to receive a half mini card and mounting holes that align with mounting holes of the half mini card when the half mini card has been slid along the brackets until the half mini card contacts the distal end of the body portion, the mounting holes of the brackets being configured to receive fasteners that secure the half mini card to the adapter.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless card adapter comprising:
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a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end; and brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion configured to receive a half mini card and mounting holes that align with mounting holes of the half mini card when the half mini card has been slid along the brackets until the half mini card contacts the distal end of the body portion, the mounting holes of the brackets being configured to receive fasteners that secure the half mini card to the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless card adapter comprising:
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a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end, the mounting holes being spaced approximately 24.2 millimeters apart from each other center to center and spaced approximately 21.25 millimeters from the distal end; and two opposed brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion, the brackets including elongated arms that define slots configured to receive edges of a half mini card and card securing portions configured to secure the half mini card between the brackets when the half mini card has been slid along the slots of the elongated arms until the half mini card contacts the distal end of the body portion, the card securing portions of the brackets including mounting holes configured to receive threaded fasteners that secure the half mini card to the adapter.
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8. Apparatus for wireless networking comprising:
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a half mini wireless card having first and second ends and lateral edges, the half mini wireless card further including electrical contacts provided adjacent the first end and mounting holes provided adjacent the second end; an adapter connected to the half mini card, the adapter including; a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and further including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end, and brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion in which the edges of the half mini card are provided, the brackets having mounting holes that are aligned with the mounting holes of the half mini card; and fasteners provided through the mounting holes of both the adapter and the half mini card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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a motherboard having a top surface to which is mounted a wireless card connector and standoffs configured to support and secure a wireless card; and apparatus for wireless networking including a half mini wireless card having first and second ends and lateral edges, the half mini wireless card further including electrical contacts provided adjacent the first end and mounting holes provided adjacent the second end, and an adapter connected to the half mini card, the adapter including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and further including mounting holes formed adjacent the proximal end and brackets extending from the distal end of the body portion in which the edges of the half mini card are provided, the brackets having mounting holes that are aligned with the mounting holes of the half mini card, wherein the half mini wireless card and the adapter are secured together with fasteners provided through the mounting holes of the adapter and the half mini wireless card; wherein the first end of the half mini wireless card is positioned within the wireless card connector of the motherboard and the standoffs of the motherboard are provided through the mounting holes of the body portion of the adapter and wherein the adapter is secured to the standoffs with fasteners that extend through the mounting holes of the body portion of the adapter and into the standoffs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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