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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Smart Embedded Computing, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Christopher M. Madsen, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Paul Banasek, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
SMART Embedded Computing, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0221 (2013.01); H01R 12/7011 (2013.01); H05K 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit board includes a first locking mechanism configured to secure the circuit board to a chassis. The circuit board also includes a connector disposed at an inboard end of the circuit board. The connector is configured to be electrically connected to a mating connector on either a backplane or a circuit board. The circuit board also includes a second locking mechanism. The second locking mechanism is configured to secure the connector of the circuit board to the mating connector of the backplane or the circuit card.