Expansion card retention assembly

Details Expansion card retention assembly Expansion card retention assembly

2008-05-26

2009-08-18

Levi, Dameon E (Department: 2841)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

C361S726000, C361S732000, C361S759000, C361S747000, C312S223200

Reexamination Certificate

active

07576999

ABSTRACT:
An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24) The retention assembly includes a latching structure and a frame (36). The latching structure has a first latching portion (342) and the latching structure is configured to resist the expansion card bracket. The latching structure is slidable along a first direction to move away from or close to the expansion card bracket. The frame is fixed relative to the enclosure. The frame has a catching protrusion (366) for engaging with the first latching portion of the latching structure. Either the first latching portion of the latching structure or the catching protrusion of the frame is deformable, such that the first latching portion and the catching protrusion can engage with or disengage from each other.

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patent: 6960720 (2005-11-01), Wen-Lung
patent: 7054164 (2006-05-01), Shih-Tsung
patent: 7120032 (2006-10-01), Lin et al.

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