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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Hsi-Kuang Ma, Taipei, TW;
Other;
Abstract
An improved expansion device for personal computers includes a frame mounted on a substrate board of the computer with its front opening located in an expansion slot in one side of the computer, the frame having multiple contact pins at an inner rear side thereof for connection with the motherboard; a plurality of contacts disposed on the substrate board within the frame and connected respectively via lines to a module jack; the module jack provided near an edge of the computer; and an expansion card having a plurality of contacts at a bottom side thereof. The expansion card is inserted into the frame via the expansion slot such that the contacts of the expansion card contact the contacts on the substrate board within the frame. The module jack is provided for receiving a module plug.