Silicon Graphics, Incorporated

Roger W Ramseier

Stephen Derek Smithson

Steven J Dean

Steve Dean

Philip J Houdek

Bruce R Garrett

Paul Wiley

Patrick J Kurtz

A printed circuit card carrier permits exchange of a card during continuous operation of electronic equipment, and thus without the need to remove an upper part of the enclosure to gain access to the card for upward removal from a motherboard connector. The carrier includes a movable printed circuit card holder that slides along the carrier, perpendicularly towards and away from the motherboard. An actuator accessible from outside the equipment and the holder are coupled together such that motion of the actuator is directed into perpendicular sliding motion of the holder. This either removes the printed circuit card from the motherboard connector or installs it into connector, depending on the direction of motion of the actuator. The carrier is particularly adapted for cards meeting the PCI standard.

Method and assembly for installation or removal of printed circuit card

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Chippewa Falls, WI, United States of America

Roger W Ramseier