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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1995
Vince Hileman, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Kitlas, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer chassis cover that pushes an electronic card into a motherboard. The cover is pivotally connected to the chassis and can be rotated between an open position and a closed position. The cover encloses an electronic card that is plugged into a motherboard. When in the closed position, the inner surface of the cover is separated from the motherboard by a distance that is approximately equal to the distance between the motherboard and a top edge of the electronic card. When the cover is in the closed position the card is pushed into a fully mated position when the card is in a fully mated position. If the electronic card is higher than the fully mated position, the cover will engage and push the card into the motherboard. To install an electronic card, the card is initially partially plugged into a connector mounted to the motherboard. The cover is then rotated into the closed position to engage and push the electronic card further into the motherboard connector to the fully mated position. The cover has wide handle area that widely distributes the insertion force of the card. The distributed force reduces the end user discomfort when pushing the card into the motherboard.