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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erica Scholder, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy Radloff, Austin, TX (US);
Karl Steffes, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Cook, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Computer Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H01R / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361686 ; 361683 ; 439160 ;
Abstract
A computer in which an expansion card cage assembly is mounted in the computer chassis. The expansion card cage assembly includes a wall extending parallel to the chassis wall, a riser card mounted relative to the wall of the cage assembly and having a connector adapted to engage the connector of the motherboard, and at least one expansion card connected to the riser card. A lever is provided on the cage assembly wall and is adapted to engage the chassis wall to quick-detachably connect the cage assembly to the chassis.