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Captive latch mechanism for use with an expansion card cage in a personal computer

  • US 5,601,349 A
  • Filed: 07/25/1995
  • Issued: 02/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1995
  • Status: Expired
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1. A card guide retaining device in combination with a computer chassis having a wall and an interiorly-positioned card cage associated with said wall, said card cage having a card guide slot therein, said card guide retaining device comprising:

  • a retainer having a first end extending to within said computer chassis through a retainer aperture in said wall, said retainer aperture corresponding to said card guide slot, anda second end extending out from said retainer aperture exterior to said computer chassis, said first end including a gripping surface to engage and retain a card guide positioned about said card guide slot, said second end having a flanged portion to contact an exterior surface of said wall, said retainer movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position from an exterior of computer chassis, said retainer configured to provide a retaining force from said wall to said card guide when in said engaged position.

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