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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Omar Pena, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Tom J Searby, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Some examples include an expansion card retention device, comprising a retaining arm and a retaining bracket. The retaining arm is rotatably attachable to a chassis and moveable between an open state and a closed state. The retaining arm is postionable along the expansion card and includes an interior face to provide multi-point support along a top edge of the expansion card. The retaining bracket is rotatably coupled to the retaining arm. The retaining bracket pivotable about a first axis at a first end of the retaining arm. The retaining bracket includes a contact surface to engage with an interconnect bracket in the closed state. The retaining arm and retaining bracket are movable together between the open state and the closed state with a single user controlled operation.