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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Kevin Warren Mundt, Livingston, TX (US);
Stephen Edward Strickland, Foxborough, MA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, including: a chassis, including a track; a midplane assembly, including: a connector; and locking mechanisms, wherein the midplane is coupled to the chassis; wherein when a first pluggable module is coupled to the connector of the midplane assembly, first rails of the first pluggable module are engaged with the track of the chassis and the locking mechanisms engage the chassis to place the first pluggable module in a first position with respect to the chassis, wherein when a second pluggable module is coupled to the connector of the midplane assembly, second rails of the second pluggable module are engaged with the track of the chassis and an extension of each of the second rails engages respective locking mechanisms to disengage the respective locking mechanisms from the chassis such that the midplane assembly is translatable with respect to the chassis to a second position differing from the first position.