Captive latch mechanism for use with an expansion card cage in a personal computer
First Claim
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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Abstract
In a computer chassis having a wall, an interiorly-positioned card cage associated with the wall, and the card cage having a card guide slot therein, a card guide retaining device. In a preferred embodiment, the card guide retaining device has a retainer having (1) a first end extending to within the computer chassis through a retainer aperture in the wall, the retainer aperture corresponding to the card guide slot, and (2) a second end extending to without the retainer aperture exterior to the computer chassis. The first end includes a gripping surface to engage and retain a card guide positioned about the card guide slot. The gripping surface may be a generally rectangular planar member extendable over a retaining tab portion of the card guide to thereby secure the card guide against a card guide ledge of the card cage. The second end has a flanged portion to contact an exterior surface of the wall. The retainer may be moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position from the exterior of the computer chassis via the flanged portion. The retainer is configured to provide a retaining force from the wall to the card guide when in the engaged position.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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, and a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer chassis comprising:
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a wall having a retainer aperture and a card cage associated with said wall and positioned within said computer chassis adjacent said retainer aperture, said card cage having a card guide slot therein corresponding to said retainer aperture and a card guide ledge for supporting a card guide; and a retainer having (a) a first end extending to within said computer chassis through said retainer aperture, and (b) a second end extending out from said retainer aperture exterior to said computer chassis, said first end including a gripping surface to engage and retain said card guide positioned about said card guide slot, said second end having a ranged portion to contact an exterior surface of said wall, said retainer movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position exterior to said computer chassis, said retainer configured to provide a retaining force from said wall to said card guide when in said engaged position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification