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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

David J. Jensen, Apex, NC (US);

Brian Kerrigan, Cary, NC (US);

Brian A. Trumbo, Apex, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/02 (2013.01); H05K 7/1487 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method to enable and support vertical installation of a rack server midplane. The system is comprised of two primary components, including a guide and a bracket. The guide is secured to a server chassis, and is sized to receive the bracket. Upon receipt of the bracket, the bracket is held in position by the guide. The bracket is configured to frictionally hold the midplane in position. Installation of the bracket with the midplane within the chassis includes a direct installation of the bracket to the guide and an indirect installation of the midplane to the guide.


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