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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2024
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Jui-Chieh Guo, Taipei, TW;
Ming-Lei Lin, Taipei, TW;
Chen-Ming Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Yu Fen Hung, Taoyuan, TW;
TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a board defining a slot. The slot has a channel that interconnects at least two enlarged openings, including a locking opening. The apparatus also includes a card and a locking slide. The locking slide has a neck and retainer segments on opposing sides of the neck that retain the locking slide in the slot. The locking slide is slidable along the channel from one enlarged opening to another. The locking slide has a lock segment that latches the card to the board when the locking slide is positioned in the locking opening. A method of latching the card to the board using the locking slide is also provided.