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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark B Penniman, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ; G06F / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361686 ; 439377 ; 361727 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for docking a data processing unit in which a guide plate extends over a portion of the floor of a housing for receiving the bottom of the unit. Two guide members are disposed at the respective ends of the guide plate for receiving corresponding surfaces formed on said unit. Each of the guide members defines a guide surface that increases in size in a direction toward the rear wall for engagement by the corresponding surfaces of the unit to gradually center and lock the unit in the housing as the unit is inserted into the housing.