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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Tyler Jandt, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark Plucinski, Toms River, NJ (US);
Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip V. Mann, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electronic component assembly includes a board having an electronic component, a connector mounted to the board and electrically connected to the electronic component and having an anchoring feature positioned on an exterior of the connector, and a card having another electronic component and a securing feature. The electronic component assembly also includes a movable member positioned on one of the connector or the card. The movable member is positioned in the securing feature and contacts the anchoring feature to secure the card in a seated position in the connector, or the anchoring feature includes the movable member and contacts the securing feature to secure the card in the seated position in the connector.