Card retention apparatus for a computer system
First Claim
1. A card retention apparatus for a computer system comprising:
- an enclosure;
a connector having a card seated therein mounted in the enclosure;
a card retaining member connected to extend from the enclosure into contact with the card, the card retaining member urging the card into seated engagement with the connector;
the enclosure further includes a cover and a resilient member is coupled between the card retaining member and the enclosure for providing a retention force applied on the card; and
the card retaining member is pivotally attached to the cover.
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Abstract
A card retention apparatus has an enclosure including an attachable cover. A connector having a card seated in the connector is mounted in the enclosure. A card retaining member is connected to extend from the enclosure into contact with the card. The card retaining member urges the card into seated engagement with the connector. A resilient member is mounted between the card retaining member and the cover for providing a retention force. The card retaining member is engaged with the card and moved into a biased position when the cover is mounted onto the enclosure, the movement to the biased position acting on the spring to establish a retention force that is applied on the card.
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28 Claims
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1. A card retention apparatus for a computer system comprising:
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an enclosure;
a connector having a card seated therein mounted in the enclosure;
a card retaining member connected to extend from the enclosure into contact with the card, the card retaining member urging the card into seated engagement with the connector;
the enclosure further includes a cover and a resilient member is coupled between the card retaining member and the enclosure for providing a retention force applied on the card; and
the card retaining member is pivotally attached to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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an enclosure including a cover attachable thereon;
a connector having a card seated therein mounted in the enclosure;
a microprocessor mounted in the enclosure coupled to the card;
an input coupled to provide input to the microprocessor;
a mass storage coupled to the microprocessor;
a display coupled to the microprocessor by a video controller;
a memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
a card retaining member connected to extend from the enclosure into contact with the card, the card retaining member urging the card into seated engagement with the connector; and
the card retaining member is pivotally attached to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer system comprising:
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an enclosure including a cover attachable thereon;
a connector having a card seated therein mounted in the enclosure;
a microprocessor mounted in the enclosure coupled to the card;
an input coupled to provide input to the microprocessor;
a mass storage coupled to the microprocessor;
a video controller coupled to the microprocessor;
a memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
a card retaining member connected to extend from the enclosure into contact with the card, the card retaining member urging the card into seated engagement with the connector; and
the cover includes a bracket, the card retaining member being attached to the bracket.
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25. In a computer system, a card retention apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure including a cover attachable thereon;
a connector having a card seated therein mounted in the enclosure; and
means pivotally attached to the cover for retaining the card in seated connection with the connector, said means being attached to the enclosure and extending therefrom into contact with the card, the means for retaining urging the card into seated engagement with the connector.
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26. A computer system card retention apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure including a cover attachable thereon;
a connector mounted in the enclosure, the connector being capable of receiving a card therein, the card having a terminal end opposite an end mountable in the connector; and
a card retaining member pivotally attached to the cover and resiliently connected to extend from the enclosure to a position proximate a location corresponding to the terminal end of the card mountable in the connector, the card retaining member urging the card into seated engagement with the connector when the card is seated in the connector.
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27. A method for retaining a card in a connector comprising the steps of:
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providing an enclosure with a cover attachable thereon;
mounting in the enclosure a connector having a card seated therein;
pivotally attaching a card retaining member to the cover, the card retaining member being resiliently connected to extend from the cover in alignment with the card; and
attaching the cover onto the enclosure whereby the card retaining member urges the card into seated engagement with the connector. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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